Communication Department

Become a caring, competent communicator.

With a 95 percent career placement rate, the Communication Department excels at creating connections between students and businesses across the country. Our Communication programs cover exactly what employers are looking for: leadership, interpersonal and team-based communication, writing, graphic design, branding, image rhetoric, and many other topics.

You’ll become proficient at clear communication and target audience messaging. Build the skills necessary to enter any setting—online, in print, or in person; professional or otherwise—and effectively engage with others. 

Building Communication Professionals

Perform communication audits, evaluate website effectiveness, send book proposals and query letters, execute communication campaigns, and write for The Echo, Taylor’s award-winning student newspaper.

Meet our Alumni
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Communication Opportunities

Gain practical experience with a Communication degree through class projects that build your portfolio, internships that sharpen your skills, and networking opportunities that grow your professional circle. 

95%
Success Rate
Graduate with a polished portfolio
Versatile programs for a variety of vocations
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Why Study Communication?

Dr. Jeff Groeling explains how the foundation laid in communication classes at Taylor will prepare you for where God wants you to be.

Network with Professionals

Travel with faculty to regional and national conferences full of opportunities to connect with professionals in your field. Attend regional International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) conventions in Cincinnati and Cleveland, and Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Indianapolis chapter meeting.

Apply Confidently to Graduate School

Our Communication students have gone on to study at many graduate programs, including:

  • Graduate schools: American University, Ball State University, Baylor University, Bethel University, Carnegie-Mellon University, DePaul University, IUPUI, Michigan Technological University, Northwestern University, Olivet Nazarene University, Seton Hill University, University of Michigan, University of Kentucky, Wheaton College Graduate School, 
  • Seminaries: Fuller Theological Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary
  • Law schools: Indiana University School of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law
  • Journalism Graduate programs: Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism

 

Faculty & Staff