Communication: Major Opportunities

Our small classes, innovative curriculum and hands-on learning environments facilitated by outstanding faculty make working toward a Communication degree at Weber State University a personalized experience.

Whether you aspire to develop and manage social media communication strategies, report for a news outlet, work in public relations, create entertaining videos, be on TV or the radio, run for political office or improve family communication, a Communication degree from Weber State will prepare you for a meaningful and successful career.

Learn more about the benefits of earning a degree in Communication.

Careers in Communication

Our students graduate prepared with the skills needed to pursue dynamic Communication careers in a wide range of areas, including:

Public relations
Advertising
Social media marketing
Corporate communication
Training and development
Public administration
Human resources
Journalism
Technical writing

Media programming
Audio and video production
Law
Advocacy
Teaching
Research
Sales
Recruiting
Entertainment

See a complete list of Communication careers.

No. 1 Skill Employers Want

Surveys show that all businesses and organizations need effective communicators. Our programs teach the skills employers are looking for in employees. These include:

Writing
Speaking
Interpersonal communication
Group and team communication
Digital message creation
Audio and video production
Visual communication
Critical listening
Critical thinking

COMM News

Brick City Round Robin

Congratulations to Zachary Baker and Zachary Thiede for their invitation to the Brick City Round Robin. An invite to this tournament means that our institution is recognized as one of the top 20 competitively successful debate programs in the nation.

Weber State Graduate wins Emmy

Congratulations to Morgan Breismaster Saxton, a reporter at KUTV2 News in Salt Lake City, who won an Emmy in the coveted team coverage category for her reporting on the Brian Head fire. Saxton, a graduate in broadcast journalism, joined the 2News team in January 2017.

Speech Showcase

Our Fall 2018 Speech Showcase was held on December 6th where our top five finalists presented their award winning speeches, and the Freedom Through Rhetoric Award was presented to our own Professor Mark Merkley (ret.). A list of finalists and more information can be found here.

Golden Spike Awards

A video produced by Ogden Peak Communications is a finalist for the Public Relations Society of America Golden Spike Award. The video was produced for the Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center for “Outdoor Weber.”

Contact Us

Mailing Address

Department of Communication
Weber State University
1395 Edvalson St. Dept. 1407
Ogden, UT 84408-1407

Physical Location

Weber State University
Ogden Campus
Elizabeth Hall
Room 330

Phone, Email & Office Hours

801-626-6426 (phone)
communication@weber.edu

7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday