Exceptional communication skills are necessary regardless of your career path. Employers seek outstanding oral and written communication skills, consistently ranking these skills as most important. People skills including building relationships, making quality group decisions, helping others navigate difficult situations, managing and mediating conflict, and working in teams in culturally-diverse organizational settings are relevant and desirable in all fields.
At APU, we emphasize the application of Christian truths and values to the study of communication theories and processes, consideration of ethical issues, and the mastery of current scholarship in each field. Our personable, caring, and top-notch faculty are devoted to helping students discern their calling and pursue it in whatever form that takes, whether that includes pursuing graduate studies, joining an organization after graduation, or launching an independent startup company.
To complement their studies, communication majors students can find internship opportunities in nearby Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles, where they gain hands-on experience and valuable contacts with companies such as the Walt Disney Co., Nordstrom, Warner Bros., K-EARTH 101 FM, NBC, ESPN, Capitol Records, Universal Music, The Giving Keys, Prodigy PR, Voguish Events and Design, The Peninsula Hotel (Beverly Hills), and more.