Overview

The program produces ethical, critical graduates who can effectively assess audience and purpose, navigate the composing process, write in a variety of genres, and work with the full range of writing tools available today. As students progress through the program, they gain competence in skillfully creating digital, visual, and print-based documents for diverse purposes and audiences.

Overview

Designed to meet the needs of active professionals as well as traditional on-campus students, the PTC degree program is available online. Drawing on the benefits of a multi-campus department, students on the St. Petersburg campus can take a range of classes, work closely with faculty, join the English honor society Sigma Tau Delta, pursue internships, and work with non-profit clients in the local community.

The Professional and Technical Communication major from University of South Florida St Petersburg prepares students to work as innovative professional communicators in many fields. PTC students can look forward to careers in social media, content strategy, government, business, medicine, publishing, editing, technical writing, grant writing, advertising, teaching, and more!

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Editing

Communication Studies

Critical Thinking

Communication Theory

Public Speaking

Journalism
Digital Media

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sarasota, United States
Saint Petersburg, United States
Tampa, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies View 1451 other Bachelors in Communication Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

$30 Application fee
Student Self-Reported Academic Record (SSAR)
SAT, ACT or CLT Scores
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

18416 USD / year

≈ 18416 USD / year
Out-of-State

18416 USD / year

≈ 18416 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6410 USD / year

≈ 6410 USD / year

Living costs

Sarasota

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Sarasota

Funding

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