Communication Arts

Are you intrigued by social media, video production, performing, or film? Our department will prepare you to communicate effectively through all of these media. You will harness your passion and talent to inform, influence, and entertain in creative and constructive ways. Our program will make you a more critical thinker, able to adapt resourcefully to the complexity of a changing world.

Our department is unique in its breadth and versatility. You’ll be introduced to all facets of communication and related industries, from content production and social media strategy to performance and public speaking. As a Communication Arts major you will explore the full range of communication theory and practice, ultimately allowing you to focus on what interests you most.

We have partnerships with businesses in Boston and across Metro West to connect students with real world experience in the field of communication. A key site for student internships is our community partner, Access Framingham Television, where students gain experience with TV and audio production. For students interested in public relations, social media management, and related fields, there are multiple internship opportunities both on and off campus. Students pursuing theater and performance have done internships at Boston Casting and at the New England Theater Prop Co-Op. Several Communication Arts students have interned at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival.

Many of our students improve their skills and boost their resume by participating in on-campus organizations including Hilltop Players, a performance and theater club, Framingham State’s award-winning campus newspaper “The Gatepost”, and the campus radio station, WDJM. 

Amongst a wide range of career possibilities, recent graduates are now advertising & public relations executives, speech writers, on-air personalities, film producers, commercial photographers, and more.