Overview

The major in Communication Leadership and Strategy from Michigan State University is designed to equip students to: engage in comprehensive audience and information-environment analysis, use excellent interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills with diverse audiences, conduct formative and post-campaign research, understand social media analytics, engage in rapid response crisis communication for organizations, and create strategic plans that leverage multiple communication competencies to inform, influence, and motivate internal and external stakeholders

Career prospects:

Undergraduate work in strategic communication creates greater awareness of large-scale organizational goals and how to use communication, leadership, and strategy to achieve them. Students will learn how to integrate various vertical communication functions such as public relations, information operations, analytics, and advertising into overall grand strategy. Majors will commonly pursue careers in strategic communication, information operations, political strategy, or corporate communication.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Communication
An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Communication
Effects of Mass Communication
Principles, Practices and Ethics of Strategic Communication
Methods of Communication Inquiry
Interpersonal Influence and Conflict
Leadership and Group Communication
Crisis Communication and Rapid Response

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Corporate Communication Strategic Management Leadership View 283 other Bachelors in Corporate Communication in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of the catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Leadership and Strategy.

The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Communication Leadership and Strategy major is met by completing one of the following courses: Communication 475 or 480. Those courses are referenced in item 3. below.
The requirements of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Tuition Fee

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International

45406 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 45406 USD per year during 48 months.
National

43906 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43906 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

16522 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16522 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for East Lansing

1000 - 1500 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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