Communication and Media Studies

Communication and Media Studies

Designed to position you for a successful career.

A degree in Communication and Media Studies is valued highly in today’s competitive work environments, and when you learn from professionals with strong backgrounds in communication and media, you create a successful path to a career or graduate school. Be engaged – verbally and nonverbally – and gain the skills and knowledge foundation to craft effective and powerful messages for any audience. Team-building, skill-building, and global messaging are all strengths this degree will enhance.

Communication and Media Studies can also be paired easily with other fields of study. Our program offers three tracks or primary areas of interests in business, media, and teaching. Whether you are an entrepreneur building a new business or interested in the healthcare field, digital technology, education, advertising, marketing or politics, our program will help you prepare for your future!

Flexible Degree


Communication and Media Studies is an affordable, flexible and efficient degree with a wide range of interconnected courses guiding you toward success!

Communication and Media Studies can be paired easily with other fields of study like:

  • Business
  • History
  • Psychology
  • English/writing
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Art
  • Anthropology

Communications Careers


  • Web design
  • Advertising
  • Public relations
  • Management & leadership
  • Teaching
  • Video

Available Online!

With our online option, enjoy flexibility in earning a quality degree while building strong connections and skills through interactive, cutting-edge media delivery options.

How to get started


Contact Us!

EOU Admissions Office
Email: admissions@eou.edu
Phone: 800-452-8639

“As a long-time Cove resident, I was so blessed to receive a big-city education within a 20-minute drive from my rural home! I don’t think Union County realizes how fortunate it is to have this gem of a university. The professors see students as individuals instead of numbers, and really work to hone each person’s potential. I am so thrilled to use my communication degree to better my community in my role as the Outreach Coordinator for a small nonprofit. Thanks to my education at EOU, I can now write grants, news articles and other written copy with ease. I can also plan complex events to inspire students to take an interest in science and rural health careers, assist regional high school instructors in the delivery of online health occupations curriculum, and so much more. Thanks Eastern!”

Brittany Hargrove
Communication Studies
Cove, Ore.

Gain Practical Experience!

Capstones

Graduating EOU seniors complete a capstone experience or senior project in their majors. These culminating experiences tie together the objectives of their programs, the general education outcomes, and often career-related applications of learning and doing. Ultimately, EOU ensures all of its graduates are prepared for the world of work or for continued study in graduate programs.

Communication and Media Studies Faculty