Ohio University

Course Details

Bachelor, Communication & Public Advocacy

Course Description

Students concentrating their studies in Communication and Public Advocacy focus on the integration of political and legal communication theory and practice. Coursework emphasizes the role of communication in argument, debate, and politics, including the ethical and rhetorical implications of constitutional guarantees and persuasive strategies characteristic of contemporary political communication. Recent graduates are attending nationally-ranked law schools, working as state legislative staff, lobbying in Washington, D.C., and managing political campaigns.

Course Duration

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4year

Career outcomes

Students concentrating their studies in communication and public advocacy focus on the integration of political and legal communication theory and practice. These studies emphasize the role of communication in argument, debate, and politics, including the ethical and rhetorical implications of constitutional guarantees and persuasive strategies characteristic of contemporary political communication. Recent graduates are attending nationally-ranked law schools, working as state legislative staff, lobbying in Washington, D.C., and managing political campaigns. Health communication graduates are concerned with meeting people's communication and knowledge needs in such areas as the relationships between patients and their health care providers, family dynamics, dissemination of health information, and cultural and gender influences on communication. Recent graduates are employed in health care organizations as patient advocates or in human resources, national nonprofit health agencies, and as pharmaceutical company sales representatives. Students focused on organizational communication are developing skills and competencies enabling them to understand the dynamics of, and function more effectively in, organizational structures. Recent graduates are employed in major consulting firms, national financial service companies, conference planning businesses, and information management organizations. Our students often find their placement match while completing an internship. Although not a requirement in the major, the most highly motivated students are the ones likely to seek meaningful experiences through an internship. These experiences often confirm students' decisions to seek post-baccalaureate employment in those fields. Students also find their career directions while engaged in research teams supervised by faculty members. This chance to engage in meaningful research while an undergraduate often turns research team members in the direction of graduate school after completing their undergraduate studies.




Bachelor, Communication & Public Advocacy Ohio University