Quick Facts
Top 10 Reasons You Should Study Communication Arts at Cedarville University
Numbers That Count
- 258 majors
- 8% of student body
- 7th largest department
- Most popular programs:
- Communication studies -- 101 (39% of students in the department)
- Electronic Media -- 93 (36% of students in the department)
- Theatre -- 35 (14% of students in the department)
- Journalism -- 11 ( 4% of students in the department)
- 15 faculty; 47% of whom have doctorates
The Press
Cedarville's new journalism degree offers you a comprehensive convergent major with cross-media competencies in print, broadcasting and online skills. The program prepares journalists to write for an audience that relies less and less on traditional media for news.
The Airwaves
If your interests lie in audio and video or media management and sales, then consider Cedarville's electronic media major. This program provides an unusual mix of the practical and the theoretical, including opportunities to apply what you learn in a real-life setting, such as the University's student-run radio station Resound.
The Podium
When it comes to accolades, Cedarville boasts national debate and speech champions. Both our debate and forensics teams consistently place at the top of national rankings. The foundation for this is built on an academic program that will challenge your interest in public speaking.
The Stage
If you have a more dramatic bent, you will discover Cedarville has an ever-growing and impressive theatre program. Besides the basic - and very popular - performance concentration, we also offer a program for designers, if you prefer working behind-the-scenes. Our productions continuously win local awards for excellence in performance and design.
Adaptability
Cedarville's one-of-a-kind comprehensive communication major allows you to tailor your degree to your specific life goals, creating your own major, in a sense. You could combine communication studies with art, history, science or ministry - whatever best fits into what you want to do with your career.
Christ-Centered Focus
Inspiring daily chapels, our one-of-a-kind Bible minor, worldwide ministry opportunities, and a biblical perspective in the classroom create a distinctly Christ-centered experience.
Student Satisfaction
In a recent national satisfaction survey, our students ranked Cedarville University #1 among all participating colleges for commitment to academic excellence, career services, computer labs, and more.
State-of-the-Art Technology
Cedarville recently constructed a new media lab for writing and upper-level design students. Also, Resound Radio serves as a lab where students learn how to succeed in their profession - a co-curricular experience that you can translate into a job.
Highly Qualified Professors
Your profs (all with advanced degrees, no teaching assistants) will bring real-world experience and great teaching skills to the classroom - not to mention their hearts for God and for students.
Career Opportunities
Cedarville's communication arts students have a high rate of success, whether they choose to go on to grad school or right into a career. Our graduates have done everything from TV sports reporter for NBC Chicago to production management on The History Channel's Ice Road Truckers to starting their own consulting firm.