THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE

MASTER THE ART OF COMMUNICATION. You’ll sharpen your own communication skills and explore the principles and theories of effective expression to help you understand and motivate audiences.

INTERN. Join other communication studies majors who have interned with places such as the American Lung Association, Banana Republic, Gap, Chamber Theatre of Milwaukee, Miller Brewing Co., and the Milwaukee district attorney’s office, as well as a variety of offices on campus.

WORK WITH THE BEST. Learn from professors who are nationally recognized leaders in persuasive, organizational, corporate, family, cross-cultural and health communication.

CAPITALIZE ON OPPORTUNITY. Marquette’s location in the heart of Milwaukee and the major’s structured internship program give you access to Fortune 500 companies, newspaper and broadcast organizations, and nonprofit organizations.

COVER THE SPECTRUM OF COMMUNICATION. You can focus your expertise in areas such as organizational and managerial communication, family and gender communication, interpersonal communication, and persuasion and rhetoric.

DEVELOP THE WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS. From Plato and Aristotle to modern rhetoricians, you’ll learn the theories and strategies of rhetoric. You’ll become a savvier consumer of information, a more persuasive speaker and a better listener.

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