USC Upstate Communication Program

The Communication program at USC Upstate prepares students with critical analysis, thinking, writing and speaking abilities to enhance the free, responsible and effective expression of ideas. Students work collaboratively, value diversity and adhere to the highest ethical standards in interpersonal, professional, public and mediated communication. Courses in public speaking, social media, rhetoric, video editing, culture and communication, and news production equip students for career paths in journalism, marketing, public relations, business, human resources, graduate study, and many other expanding fields in which effective communication is a foundation. The major offers tracks and minors in Communication Studies, Mass Media and Public Relations, with additional minors in Organizational Communication and Health Communication. Faculty members teach a range of courses informed by their areas of specialty such as cultural studies, digital media, film, journalism, media history, and interpersonal, organizational and rhetorical communication.