American University School of Communication

School of Communication

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Type	Private
Established	1893 as Department of Communication. 1984 becomes School of Communication. Independent of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1993
Dean	Larry Kirkman
Academic staff	53
Students	791 (undergraduate)/337 (graduate)
Location	Washington , District of Columbia , USA
Campus	Urban
Nickname	SOC
Website	http://soc.american.edu/section.cfm?id=1

The School of Communication at American University is highly regarded for its faculty, facilities, and high professional standards by The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications [1]. The school offers four undergraduate and graduate majors: communication studies, print/broadcast journalism, public communication, and visual media. Interdisciplinary degrees in communication, legal institutions, economics, and government (CLEG, which is housed in the School of Public Affairs); multimedia design and development; and foreign language and communication media are also available. Students in SOC must have a minor or another major not based in SOC. It is also well known for providing its students with numerous experiential educational opportunities.

Departments

• Journalism
• Public Communication
• Film and Media Studies

Centers, Institutes and Programs

• Center for Social Media
• Center for Environmental Filmmaking
• The American Forum
• Summer Film and Digital Media Institute
• Summer in LA Program
• Institute for Strategic Communication for Nonprofits
• High School Program: Discover the World of Communication
• Foreign Correspondence Network

External links

• School of Communication
• American University