Northern Illinois University
Department of Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Check the NIU catalog for any other requirements for your bachelor’s degree or for your major/minor/certificate.

Majors

Communication Studies

Emphasis in:

• Advocacy and Public Communication
  
  • Fall 2022 catalog 
  • Fall 2020 catalog
  • fall 2019 catalog and prior 
• Media Studies
  • Fall 2022 catalog
  • Fall 2020 catalog
  • Fall 2019 catalog and prior
• Organizational/Corporate Communication
  • Fall 2022 catalog
  • Fall 2021 catalog
  • Fall 2019 catalog and prior

Journalism

• Fall 2022 catalog
• Fall 2020 catalog
• Fall 2019 catalog and prior

Minors

• Journalism
• Communication Studies
• Professional Communication

Certificates

Contact certificate coordinator Professor Randy Caspersen for information on these certificate programs.

• Digital Media Production
• Film and Television Studies