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Communication and Creative Arts

The communication and leadership skills our students develop are relevant to a wide array of fields including medicine, engineering and business.

Kickstart Your Career

Our rigorous programs bring real-world experience to the classroom, building the knowledge you need to succeed.

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Undergraduate

Communication

Communication: Broadcast Production

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Communication: Public Advocacy and Media Studies

Communication: Strategic Communication

Communication: Visual Design

Advertising, Communication (Minor)

Minor

Journalism (Minor)

Minor

Broadcasting (Minor)

Minor

Visual Communication Design (Minor)

Minor

Graduate

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Communication, MA

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

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Student Organizations

Sing, write, and stand up for those who don’t have a voice! Our student organizations include theatre, honors society, the school paper, and jazz band.

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Roundtable Perspective

The Roundtable Perspective is a collegiate television program produced by students and faculty of the Department of Communication and Creative Arts at PNW.

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Internships

Would you like to work as an intern for an organization? You might qualify for course credit under Com 49000.

News and Announcements

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Welcome Dr. Richard Sévère as the New CHESS Dean

Richard Sévère has been announced as the Dean of Purdue University Northwest’s College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS), effective July 1, 2025.

Purdue University Northwest students earn fall 2024 Dean’s List honors

The Purdue University Northwest (PNW) 2024 fall semester Dean’s List recognizes 1,726 undergraduate students for their academic achievements.

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Purdue University Northwest Graduates Encouraged to Commit to Themselves and Their Dreams

Purdue University Northwest celebrated summer and fall 2024 graduates during two ceremonies held Saturday, Dec. 14. A total of 650 candidates were recognized for not only their commitment to academic excellence, but also their grit exhibited through student leadership, community service and extracurricular involvement.

Upcoming Communication and Creative Arts Events

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May 13

Spring 2025 Grades are due

Final grades are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13.

May 19

Summer 2025 Session 1 Classes Begin

First day of Summer 2025 Session I Classes, including 12-week session, first six-week session and first four-week session.

May 26

Memorial Day

There are no classes and campus offices are closed on Memorial Day.

Jun 13

First 4-week Module Classes End

Classes end that run the first four weeks of the Summer Session (May 19 to June 13).