The Mass Communication Department focuses on undergraduate education in print, broadcast and online journalism, video production, media management & sales, public relations/advertising and film production. Housed in the Dan Rather Communications Building, the department is home to an award-winning student newspaper, 24-hour student radio station, and student operated community television facility. Students produce television and radio news programs for the SHSU and Huntsville communities and broadcast the only university Spanish-language television newscast in Texas.
Students engage in a variety of experiences inside and outside the classroom that will prepare them for a career in the mass communication field. Students are encouraged to participate in the department’s co-curricular activities and to complete at least one industry-related internship.
Mass communication is one of the most popular programs on campus, with more than 600 majors and 80 minors. One of the fastest-growing departments at SHSU, the Mass Communication Department saw an increase in enrollment of almost 11 percent in Fall 2008.
The Mass Communication Department emphasizes the education of ethical and technologically proficient communication professionals who are capable of making a positive impact on their environment and on society. Through their work in our program, students grow to become informed, responsible, creative, and critical communicators capable of participating broadly in a diverse, multi-cultural, and rapidly changing media world.
Screenwriter John McLaughlin on Mass Communication opportunities
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Broadcast icon Dan Rather on his alma mater, SHSU
Contact Information
Mass Communication Department
Dan Rather Communications Building, Room 123
Box 2207
Huntsville, TX 77341-2207
Phone: 936-294-1341
Fax: 936-294-1888
Department News and Information
Dan Rather with Jean and Theresa Bodon and mass communication students at an Arbor Day celebration, April 27, 2012.
Left to right: Jean Bodon, Chair of the Mass Communication Department; mass comm student Chris Chamberlin; Dan Rather; mass comm students Courtney Schoenemann and Samantha Hernandez; Theresa Bodon; and mass comm student Jordan Bontke.
Department to host screening of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival documentary Miss Representation
Black Swan screenwriter holds Q&A, screens film at SHSU
Screenwriter John McLaughlin held a series of workshops for Mass Communication majors and a Q&A immediately prior to the screening of Black Swan December 6-8, 2011.
Iconic broadcaster Dan Rather visits SHSU
SHSU alum Dan Rather recently mingled with Mass Communication students and faculty as part of his return to campus, organized by the student-run Priority One public relations group. President Dana Gibson (right) engaged in a talk with Rather on Sept. 28 along with Peter Roussel, Warner Chair of the Mass Communication Department.
Warner Chair Kelli Arena was a guest on CNN's Reliable Sources to discuss media coverage since 9/11.
