Program Overview

Communication Bachelor's Degree

The Communication Bachelor's Degree is a flexible program that leads to a multitude of careers due to its importance in every industry. In this broad program, students learn to translate their existing writing, editing, research, and presentation skills into marketable assets. Developing these skills opens the door to a variety of industries like telecommunications, advertising, public relations, marketing, and corporate communication.

Why Pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Communication

UT San Antonio's Communication degree is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge to excel in their chosen career path. The program provides a comprehensive education in traditional media and social media influence strategies, public relations writing, campaign planning, integrated digital methods, case studies, and digital communication.

Program Concentrations

The program offers two unique concentrations designed to help students grow in their area of interest:

• Public Relations: A career-focused program that equips students with the essential skills and knowledge to excel in the modern public relations business arena.
• Health Communication: Provides specialized knowledge on how individuals, organizations, and societies communicate about health, combining theoretical and applied approaches.

Admission Requirements

To apply to the Communication Bachelor's Degree program, students must meet UT San Antonio's general admission requirements. There are no additional admission requirements to declare this major.

Scholarships

UT San Antonio offers various scholarships, including the Distinguished Scholarship, which is an automatic merit-based scholarship for incoming new freshman and transfer students who display exceptional scholastic achievement. The UT San Antonio Bold Promise is also available, covering tuition and mandatory fees 100% for eligible students who come from low and middle-income Texas families.

Careers, Salary & Skills

The University Career Center offers resources to help students identify and develop the global skills necessary to successfully pursue and achieve lifelong career goals. Possible careers for Communication Bachelor's Degree graduates include:

• Public Relations Specialist
• Marketing Manager
• Corporate Communications Specialist
• Social Media Manager
• Health Communications Specialist

Minors & Certificates

After selecting a major area of study, degree-seeking students can choose from a variety of minors and certificates to supplement their education. Although not required, minors and certificates can help students customize their UT San Antonio experience based on their passions and unique career goals.

The Honors Experience

The University of Texas at San Antonio's Honors College offers experiential learning, hands-on, project-based, and customizable classes and programs to fit individual goals. Students in any major can get invited to the Honors College, turning their passions into marketable skills for the future.

Why UT San Antonio?

UT San Antonio offers diversity in discipline, with faculty and students from various backgrounds and fields. The College of Liberal and Fine Arts provides an agile, adaptive education ready for the contemporary workplace. The university is also a leader in fine arts, with the recent integration of the Southwest School of Art and the School of Music's celebrated performing arts programs. As an Adobe Creative Campus, UT San Antonio provides all students with full access to the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite, as well as training and workshops.

Student Success

UT San Antonio is committed to student success, with an experiential learning initiative that applies classroom learning to real-life situations. The COLFA Student Success Center is a one-stop resource to help students achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals, offering tutoring, internships, and professional development skills.