Communications
As a Communications major, you’ll learn how to use rhetoric and technology to transform audiences and influence culture across various contexts—whether professional, personal, political, or evangelical. Fast Fact : Com…
01
Overview
UNITE ANCIENT WISDOM WITH ADVANCED TECH
As a Communications major, you’ll learn how to use rhetoric and technology to transform audiences and influence culture across various contexts—whether professional, personal, political, or evangelical.
Fast Fact: Communication is key. Many employers identify having good communication skills as one of the most desirable traits in prospective employees.
02
Chapter 02
Skills You will Gain
- Rhetoric – Unlock the power of the spoken and written word to form ideas and transform an audience. Learn to use classic strategies to convince, delight, and move those who hear or read your work.
- Media and Technology – Understand the nature of media and work with some of the latest tech to develop your message with truth, goodness, and beauty in mind. Analyze, interpret, and influence popular culture through the lens of the Catholic imagination.
- Corporate Communication – Get an edge in your professional life. Learn how to build relationships with customers and coworkers alike. Understand the power of the word to sell, market, and inspire in a way that resonates.
Dive Deeper
Inside the Communications Program
Nicholas Babich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communications and Literature
Email: nicholas.babich@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7117
Office: Canizaro Library 234
Maria Boersma, M.A.
Instructor of Communications and Literature
Email: maria.boersma@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7142
Office: Henkels 3005
Justin Bonanno, Ph.D.
Chair of the Communications and Literature Departments; Assistant Professor of Communications; Internship Coordinator and A/V Studio Director; Communications and Literature Internship Coordinator
Email: justin.bonanno@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7964
Office: Henkels 2018
Travis Curtright, Ph.D.
Chair of the Humanities Department; Professor of Humanities and Literature; Director of Shakespeare in Performance
Email: travis.curtright@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 280-1612
Office: Canizaro Library 219
William Gonch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Literature; Director of Literature Program
Email: william.gonch@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7035
Office: Henkels 2049
Gavin Hurley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communications and Literature; Director of the Writing Program
Email: gavin.hurley@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 280-1662
Office: Henkels 2052
John Jasso, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communications; Director of Communications Program; Director of Communication, Rhetoric, and Writing M.A. Program; Director of the Rhetoric and Poetics Program
Email: john.jasso@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7936
Office: Henkels 2054
Deana Basile Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Literature and Modern Languages
Email: deana.kelly@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7188
Office: Canizaro Library 254
Jessica Schnepp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Literature
Email: jessica.schnepp@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7072
Office: Canizaro Library 250
Take the Next Step
Ready to begin your journey in Communications?
Apply today, request more information, or talk with an admissions counselor about how this program fits your vocation.