COMMUNICATION STUDIES C
ommunication touches every aspect of our lives. Explore what binds us together as a society and defines you as an individual. As a communication studies major at Rollins, you’ll receive valuable, hands-on experience in research, leadership, and team building, capitalizing on opportunities to work with community partners and businesses to produce professionalquality materials that can go right on your resume. Our graduates have clear pathways into a variety of fields—medical, fashion, sports, media, and many others— making their mark in everything from human resources and branding to health policy and campaign design. Majors select a concentration in one of three critical areas: organizational communication and leadership, public relations, and health communication.
Why Study Communication at Rollins Professional Experiencence We help you discover valuable internships, develop award-winning campaigns for local, national, and even international organizations, and graduate with the professional experience you need to confidently launch a productive career.
Student-Faculty Collaboration Our students regularly partner with faculty on advanced research projects that often lead to publication in scholarly journals and presentations at conferences across the globe.
Community Connections You’ll work closely with a range of partners in places as varied as nursing homes, playgrounds, and chambers of commerce.
“Being on the front lines of major brands’ communication strategies means being both an artist and a scientist—especially in health-care PR. My Rollins communication education prepared me to be both. Rollins taught me skills that transcend industry and allow me to strengthen the universal desire for connection.”
Kara Russell ’15
Senior Manager, W2O Group
Rollins Communication Careers Rollins communication studies grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative companies.
Victoria Cherry ’14
Assistant Director of Alumni Communications, Rollins College
Philip Denizard ’16
Assistant Buyer, Gucci
Lyndsey Lang ’14
Vice President of Business Development, Fattmerchant
Meredith Lax ’15 ’16MBA
Social Media & Community Manager, EDX Supply Chain Solutions
Deanna Loew ’17
CEO, Identity PR Orlando
Ann Marie Varga ’82 ’12MHR
Communications Manager, Duke Energy
Real World Experience Hone the knowledge and skills you’re developing in the classroom through internships at local, national, and international organizations.
Popular Courses Our unique and innovative curriculum offers students an introduction to the field via required courses in topics, theories, and research methods central to communication. • COM 230 Listening • COM 240 Intercultural Communication • COM 301 Designing Effective Organizations • COM 302 New Media and Public Relations • COM 325 Communication Campaigns • COM 355 Global Health Communication
Beyond the Classroom Study Abroad From England and Australia to Italy and Hong Kong, Rollins offers communication majors an array of studyabroad experiences all over the globe. Earn credit toward your major while you explore the world and grow as a global citizen.
Community Engagement Form meaningful connections, give back to your community, and learn how to make the world brighter— all while building a resume that makes you stand out from the crowd.
PR in Practice Meet and work with some of the brightest PR professionals in the Orlando metro area, as well as a national network of practitioners, by joining Rollins’ chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.
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Expert Faculty Our mission is to produce well-rounded communicators who are capable of speaking and listening effectively, thinking critically, and writing clearly.
Rick Bommelje, EdD, EdS | Professor of Communication Research interests: Listening and leadership behaviors, and adult education
Mattea Garcia, PhD | Assistant Professor of Communication Research interests: Professional identity, institutional work, organizational rhetoric, and workplace incivility
Ted Gournelos, PhD | Associate Professor of Communication Research interests: Culture, media, humor, and social innovation
Joshua Hammonds, PhD | Assistant Professor of Communication Research interests: Interpersonal communication, privacy management and deception, small group dynamics, and professional communication
Hesham Mesbah, PhD | Associate Professor of Communication Research interests: News media, new media, mass communication, social capital, public opinion, social openness, and perception of globalization
David Painter, PhD | Assistant Professor of Communication Research interests: Organizational public relations, political communication, political campaigns, and social media engagement
Candace Parrish, PhD | Assistant Professor of Communication Research interests: Health, visual culture, advocacy and activism, and PR
Sarah Parsloe, PhD | Assistant Professor of Communication Research interests: Health and disability identities, biosocial communities, advocacy and activism, and social media
Anne M. Stone, PhD | Associate Professor of Communication Research interests: Health and relationships
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