Public Relations

Students are encouraged to learn to think critically about communication in a variety of organizational, group, interpersonal and mediated contexts through coursework designed to move them toward practical engagement with real-world problems of culture, identity, conflict and technological change.

A degree in communications can lead to a variety of career paths, since the ability to effectively communicate your ideas to others is a vital part of any job. Unlike other communication degree programs, Texas Lutheran University combines Communication Studies with the English department in order to offer an innovative approach to the discipline.

At TLU, you can study the anti-heroes of classic literature one day, and explore new approaches to social media the next. Students are also given real-world opportunities to work on projects and network with the community during their time on campus. Our communication program places an emphasis on real-world skills through the study and mastery of language.

The Communication Studies major introduces students to the process of communicating, including the symbolic and informational nature of messages themselves and the cultural and experiential process by which people learn to share meaning in the communicative situation.

The major teaches students a variety of theories of communication and insists that the students be able to apply those theories to the analysis and practice of everyday communication situations from the family to the international arena, from the Internet to the silver screen and from the corporation to the classroom. A Communication Studies major will be able to not only understand, but also to skillfully adapt to these diverse communication environments.