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Graduate faster if you previously earned college credits. Maryville considers all transfer credits, even if you earned them years ago.
Obtain industry certificates from Amazon, Google, HubSpot, and Salesforce, depending on your concentration and chosen electives.
Choose when you want to start with enrollment options for the fall, spring, or summer.
Maryville University’s mission is to provide access and opportunity to those who are brave enough to make their dreams a reality. Since 1872, Maryville University has offered a high-quality, student-centered educational experience to its students by providing personalized, comprehensive support; a practical, future-focused education; and accessible and experienced faculty.
Tuition and fees are subject to change, and may increase each academic year. Tuition does not include student fees, technology platform licensing, or support services. Learners are also responsible for travel and accommodation costs related to any in-person immersions or residentials, if applicable.
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The online Bachelor of Arts in Communication program features two concentrations, empowering you to tailor your degree experience to your professional interests and career goals.
The Strategic Communication track features project-based learning on communication theory, ethical communication, and communication technology, with an emphasis on modern communication strategies and platforms. The Emerging Media Strategy and Social Media track provides an in-depth analysis of digital writing and communications, including in-demand skills like social media campaign management and web design, including the full-circle web development process.
Study the principal theories used to develop modern communications strategies.
Discover the best practices for respectfully performing communications activities.
Gain experience using various software-based communications platforms and related technology.
Learn to create and design compelling social media campaigns, and effectively evaluate a company’s social media efforts.
Find out how you can prevent controversial media coverage before it starts, and manage this type of scenario as it unfolds.
Gain an in-depth understanding of HTML, CSS, and Flash animation, and the full-circle web development process.
Maryville’s hassle-free online application process is designed to remove application roadblocks so you can start learning sooner than you think. No application fees or SAT/ACT scores are required. The program offers three start dates per year, so you can align your educational journey with your schedule. Maryville considers all transfer credits, even if you earned them years ago.
Eligible applicants to the Bachelor of Arts in Communication program must have earned a high school diploma or GED with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. (Applicants with a GPA below 2.5 may be considered for provisional admission.)
You will need to submit the following materials to apply:
A simplified, no-cost online application
Official high school transcript (Maryville will request transcripts for you.)
English proficiency scores (International applicants may be required to submit scores that meet a certain threshold.)
Meet Leilani Carver-Madalon, the program director and associate professor of communication at Maryville University.
Leilani Carver-Madalon, PhD, specializes in strategic communication, marketing communication and leadership. Before entering academia, Carver-Madalon worked eight years in technology training and development, project management, and consulting.
As a professor, Carver-Madalon empowers learners to become leaders through experiential learning opportunities such as short-term study abroad programs and practical assignments, which include real clients. She developed and launched the women’s leadership mentorship program at Maryville University, which involves approximately 200 mentors and mentees annually. The program teaches professional skills like strategic risk-taking, confidence building, salary negotiation, public speaking, and career advancement.
Carver-Madalon strongly advocates for learners to explore their interests and values during their studies, encouraging informational interviews, job shadowing, and internships to learn more about creating a career — and a life — they love. She believes it’s impossible to teach a student everything they need to know, but it’s essential to teach them how to learn and to inspire a passion for lifelong learning. As Greek essayist Plutarch wrote, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lit.”