Penn State College of Communications

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College of Communications
Established:	1985
Type:	Public
Dean:	Douglas A. Anderson
Location:	University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus:	University Park
Website:	College of Communications

The College of Communications is the journalism and mass communications college of the Pennsylvania State University at the University Park campus. The college offers undergraduate, masters, and PhD degrees. The college is home to the departments of Advertising/Public Relations, Film-Video and Media Studies, Journalism, and Telecommunications.

Douglas A. Anderson has been a professor of journalism and dean of the college since 1999.

Contents 1 Undergraduate Programs 2 Masters Programs 3 PhD Programs 4 Research 5 Facilities 6 See Also 7 References 8 External Links

[edit] Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Majors

• Advertising/Public Relations - Robert Baukus, Head of Department
  • Advertising option
  • Public Relations option
• Film-Video & Media Studies - Anthony Olorunnisola, Head of Department
  • Film-Video Major
  • Media Studies Major
• Journalism - Ford Risley, Head of Department
• Telecommunications - Matt Jackson, Head of Department

[edit] Masters Programs

• Media Studies
• Telecommunications Studies

[edit] PhD Programs

Ph.D. Programs in Mass Communications

• Media Effects
• Political, Cultural Communication Studies
• International Communications
• Law Policy

[edit] Research

• Arthur W. Page Center
• Don Davis Program in Communications Ethics
• Jimirro Center for the Study of Media Influence
• Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment
• John Curley Center for Sports Journalism
• Institute for Information Policy
• Media Effects Research Laboratory

[edit] Facilities

The College of Communications is housed in Carnegie Building.
The college also has 12 labs for student use on the University Park campus:

• Donald W. Davis Advertising Laboratory
• Audio Laboratory
• Digital Broadcast News Laboratory
• Gannett Foundation New Media Laboratory
• Media Effects Laboratory
• New Media Laboratory
• News Writing Laboratory
• Advanced Video Editing Laboratory
• Television Studio
• Analog Edit Suite
• Finesta Digital Editing Laboratory
• Pro Tools Studio
• ComRadio, a student-run Web-based radio station ^[1], [1]

[edit] See Also

Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

[edit] References

1. ^ description, 2003

[edit] External Links

College of Communications
Pennsylvania State University

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