The communication curriculum is divided into three interrelated areas, all of which drive a better understanding and a greater curiosity about how the media works:

• Media Studies?includes history and theories of social and mass communication; communication-related public policy; structure, organization, technology, ethics, criticism, and social and aesthetic?functions of communication institutions and their messages.
• Media Messages?focuses on writing and production skills and theory related to the creation of audio, print, video, and interactive media messages.
• Media Management?is about planning, research, management, and legal regulation in contemporary communication media and media-related organizations.