Communication and Creative Arts

Studying communication helps you build oral, written and visual storytelling skills relevant to fields including broadcasting, graphic design, public relations, healthcare, engineering, business and leadership. You'll learn to connect with wide-ranging audiences in today's media-driven world.

Kickstart Your Career

Our rigorous programs bring real-world experience to the classroom, helping you master core principles and develop practical skills that make you competitive in the marketplace upon graduation.

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Undergraduate

Communication

Communication: Broadcast Production

Communication: Public Relations

Communication: Visual Communication Design

Graphic Design Certificate

Certificate

Advertising, Communication (Minor)

Minor

Journalism (Minor)

Minor

Broadcasting (Minor)

Minor

Visual Communication Design (Minor)

Minor

Graduate

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Communication, MA

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All the faculty members I’ve worked with truly are working for you. They want you to be able to do what you want to do.
David Bolton, Communication, ‘24

I met a lot of great people who turned out to be some of my best friends, and to actually run a live television show that airs on Lakeshore PBS is really, really valuable.
Sonny Santana, ’21, Communications: Broadcasting

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My group members have become more than friends...they’re family and I feel like we could accomplish anything we work on together.
Bradley Knight, Communications

Unique Opportunities

Students in the Communication and Creative Arts Department can expand their social and professional networks. Join the Film and Broadcast club, write for The Pioneer, network at social and professional events and join the Phi Beta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication Honor Society.

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Student Organizations

Joining the Broadcast Club or The Pioneer student newspaper is a great way to apply what you learn, build your network and enhance your resume. During your junior year, strive to be inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, Phi Beta chapter, the National Communication Association’s honor society.

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Roundtable Perspective

COM 43400: Practicum in Media Communication provides students with hands-on experience working on The Roundtable Perspective, a student-run television program that airs on Lakeshore Public Media.

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Meet the Faculty

Explore and learn more about the faculty and staff in the Communication and Creative Arts Department.

News and Announcements

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A green outlined star with text: The Times Best of the Region '26

PNW named Best University in the Region

Purdue University Northwest was named “Best University” for a third consecutive year in The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper’s 2026 “Best of the Region” ballot!