About BYU Communications Department

The Department of Communications at Brigham Young University was created in response to an increasing demand for professionals who could both facilitate mass media communication, and the transfer of ideas among people. The present day Communications Department, a division of the College of Fine Arts and Communications, is located in the George H. Brimhall building on the south end of the BYU campus. The Communications Department offers bachelor degrees in Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing Communications, Broadcast Journalism, Communications Studies, and Print Journalism; and a Masters degree in Mass Communications. The Mission Statement of the Communications Department defines its goal thus:

MISSION STATEMENT

"Recognizing the crucial need to truthfully inform and be informed, the BYU Department of Communications seeks excellence in communications by stressing personal integrity, rigorous scholarship, moral values, professional competence and ethical conduct. The Department: (1) broadly educates men and women; (2) fosters respect for free, responsible and truthful expression; (3) champions democratic values; (4) prepares graduates who will effectively serve their professions, their communities, and their nations."

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