Welcome to the B.A Communications

Avila’s School of Visual and Communication Arts teaches students how to be content creators, media influencers, creative entrepreneurs and creates a learning environment that allows real-world experience and teaching expertise from instructors with years of creative experience.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts to see a 6% growth in Communication degrees over the next 10 years.

• A mix of theory and practice with opportunities to learn about sound and visual media production in state-of-the-art labs
• Project-based learning with small groups of students
• The internationally-renowned Communication Studies program combines media theory, criticism and history with creative production courses in intermedia, moving images and sound.

Our programs open up many career paths in the media arts and cultural industries, such as entry-level positions in:

• Film, television, radio, animation, social media
• Publishing and professional writing
• Independent arts organizations (galleries, film co-ops, festivals, arts spaces, etc)
• Media and communications policy consulting/analysis
• Advertising, marketing, design and public relations
• NGOs, eg humanitarian and environmental organizations
• And - advanced studies at the graduate level