Overview

Key features

In the course of your studies as a Communication and Media major at Merrimack College, you’ll learn how communication and media plays a fundamental role in how we understand each other, organizations, movements, cultures and mass communication.

The Communication and Media major offers:

An interdisciplinary perspective that embraces both humanities-based and social-science-focused communication studies.
A core curriculum that explores all major areas of communication while maintaining the latitude for individual exploration through electives.
The flexibility to construct your own curriculum based on different topics, such as organizational, visual, intercultural, environmental, health, and mass communication.
Access to the practical experience needed for employment and the academic achievement needed for graduate school application.

Video and audio production spaces that connect you with the digitized formats used in current media-production operations.

Potential Careers:

Law
Politics
Media organizations
Education
Business
Technological industries
Healthcare
Social services

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Communication
Television Criticism
Media, Culture and Identity
Intercultural Communication
Gender, Race, and the Media

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Andover, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 1144 other Bachelors in Communication Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete your Application (including the 650 word essay)
Submit a secondary school transcript with an official English translation
Submit proof of English proficiency
Submit one letter of recommendation from teacher or school counselor
Submit a declaration of finances form and notarized bank letter

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

49352 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 49352 USD per year during 48 months.
National

49352 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 49352 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

49352 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 49352 USD per year during 48 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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