Overview

The Marlin Fitzwater Centre for Communication, named after the former White House Press Secretary, offers hands-on experience in both online and print newspaper, radio, television, social media, and political campaign coverage. From your first day at the Communication programme from Franklin Pierce University, you’ll start to develop real-world skills, while editing video footage in a personal suite and scouring the campus for breaking news.

What Makes this Communication Programme Different?

You can gain valuable experience through opportunities at Franklin Pierce to:

Join the Pierce Media Group for experience in television, radio and journalism

Host a podcast or write for a student newspaper

Participate in Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society

Utilize recording/broadcast equipment and media editing software

Build a professional social media presence in your field

Students have held internships at organizations such as Dateline NBC, New Hampshire Public Radio, Fox News and Associated Press.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Journalism

Interpersonal Communication

Convergent Journalism

Media Criticism

Rhetoric and Society

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00

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More details

Applications are processed on a rolling basis; there is no application deadline.

Language

English

Credits

122 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rindge, 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

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Letter of recommendation at the discretion of the University

TOEFL, IELT's, PTE or SAT scores. Score reports will be sent directly to Franklin Pierce if you mark our code (3395) on your answer sheet on the day of the test.

Official copies of all secondary transcripts with certified translations when appropriate.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

43195 USD / year

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Out-of-State

43195 USD / year

≈ 43195 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

43195 USD / year

≈ 43195 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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