University of New Haven
University of New Haven

300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Bachelor of Arts - Communication - Public Relations and Digital Media

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Summary

The Bachelor of Arts - Communication program at the University of New Haven are designed to give students the specialized skills they need to creatively and successfully adapt to the continuing evolution of both interpersonal and mass communication.

Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication with a concentration in public relations and digital media will build specialized knowledge and skills related to public relations across a variety of platforms and contexts in addition to acquiring a solid grounding in digital media production.

Through coursework emphasizing writing, campaigns, and persuasion, as well as laboratory and field experiences in digital media design and production along with internship opportunities, students will learn to become competent and well-rounded public relations professionals.

Program Outcomes
  • Students completing the program will be able to demonstrate specific interpersonal and applied communication skills in human communication theory; convergent media production aesthetics, theory and technical areas; media writing and journalism;
  • Students will have the ability to be effective team members in newsroom, news websites and public relations firms and offices;
  • Students will be able to complete increasingly complex aesthetic and skill -based projects in print and convergent journalism and strategic communication;
  • Students can use industry based software and create real world applied solutions to increasingly complex real and case study problems.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

63%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

August 7, 2024

Submission deadline

June 1, 2025

Open date

July 30, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Level

4 year bachelor's degree including an optional practicum or internship

Program Length

$17414 USD

Cost of Living

$50 USD

Application fee

$45644 USD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Health Insurance Fees: $1,800 per year
General Student Fees: $1,688 per year