Bachelor's Degree In Strategic Communication
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Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
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Aug 19, 2024
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Take the First Step Towards a Rewarding Career in Communications with Liberty

Are you interested in becoming a transmedia storyteller, a persuasive communicator, and a strategic social media specialist? To be successful in these areas, you need the proper skill set to develop these qualities and open doors to an innovative career in communications. Let us help!

Our strategic communication bachelor’s degree is designed as a hands-on and career-focused program. Your professors are working professionals in the industry and use curriculum centered on current issues and trends in the market. As a student, you will work with real clients, design public relations campaigns, advertising and social media packages, event planning strategies, and crisis management plans.

Gain confidence in writing, speaking, and innovative thinking. Wherever you end up in the communication career field, you will find that these skills are invaluable to your success. Whether you want to become an advertising manager at a major agency, or you want to open your own public relations consulting firm, let us come alongside you and help your ambitions become your reality.

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At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank among Niche.com’s Top 3 college campuses in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Strategic Communication Degree?

Pursuing a college degree is a major investment in your future! We want to make the journey as worthwhile and beneficial for you as possible. Our strategic communication bachelor’s degree has all of the opportunities you need to become an industry leader in social media management, advertising, public relations, customer relations, and communication management.

You have probably heard the phrase, “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” While this isn’t always applicable, networking is a major component of success for most graduates. That’s why we promote innovative student organizations, competitions, and events that will develop your connection with peers, professors, and industry professionals during your time as a student. These relationships will open the door to a multitude of experiences and career prospects.

Some of the opportunities for networking as a Liberty strategic communication student include the following:

  • Get involved with Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), our student-run organization for emerging public relations professionals.
  • Join Innovations PR to get hands-on experience through business-client relationships. Meet with your group’s specific client to create stunning promotional materials, graphics, branding packages, and event management that you can brag about on your résumé!
  • Take your skills to the next level with our Ad Team. You will work with your peers to create an integrated marketing campaign for a corporate client and present it before a panel of industry executives in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC).

What Will You Learn in Our B.S. in Strategic Communication?

Our strategic communication degree program emphasizes experiential learning, which means your professors will have you working with real clients. The major-specific courses in the program will focus on practical applications in social media strategy, persuasive advertising, powerful storytelling, and loyalty programs. Learn best practices for communication management and promotional tactics. As a strategic communication major, you will also develop crucial public relations skills.

Our curriculum also includes a journalism course and a few graphic design courses to develop your skill set further. As a professional in the communication industry, it will be very beneficial to have a strong grasp of writing and designing pieces for media. The well-rounded aspect of this degree will make you stand out to future employers!

View the Degree Completion Plan, and check out our featured courses below to learn more about what you’ll be studying!

Featured Courses

JOUR 225 – Media Writing

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • This course provides a survey of mass communication media formats and writing techniques from news for print and broadcast, to advertising and public relations.
  • The course is designed to enhance the appreciation of the mass communication professional as well as provide an understanding of the basic techniques used by the professional to inform and/or persuade audiences.
  • You will write news stories, produce copy for broadcast news, create an advertising package, and develop a public service announcement.

STCO 346 – Persuasive Advertising and Storytelling

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • This course focuses on the communication principles and communication strategies that augment growing the image of an organization, and its products.
  • Emphasizes the persuasive application of story-telling and narrative communication techniques.

STCO 357 – Public Relations and Promotion Tactics

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • This course provides students with a broad understanding of and ability to apply promotional and public relations techniques in a digitally mediated world.
  • Emphasis is on experiential application of specific techniques across multiple media and channels.
STCO 372 – Employee and Organizational Communication

This course in organizational public relations provides students with the strategic ability to communicate with the affiliated parts of an organization critical to successful relationships and image-making.

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Social Media Management

Our B.S. in Strategic Communication: Social Media Management will provide you with the tools and training you need to create effective social media content across all platforms.

View the Degree Completion Plan.

Featured Courses

  • JOUR 356: Social Media Writing
  • STCO 422: Social Media Development
  • STCO 462: Using the Social and Digital Future
  • STCO 487: Agency/Field Projects

Strategic Communication

Highlights of Our Strategic Communication Degree

Our strategic communication bachelor’s degree is offered by our School of Communication and the Arts. As a student of this department, you will receive the following benefits:

  • Our curriculum focuses on experiential and hands-on learning.
  • Learn and train with over $1 million in state-of-the-art equipment and facilities!
  • Build your professional portfolio while working in our radio and television studios, an on-campus sports network, client promotional projects, and our student-run public relations firm and school newspaper.
  • Our degrees are career-focused. All of our instructors have both academic and professional credentials with many of them working in their field as they teach! Be confident that you are getting an excellent education taught by current industry professionals.
  • Our degrees stress integrity. As a nonprofit, Christian university, we aim to help raise the next generation of media professionals with unshakable ethics grounded in the Christian faith.

Strategic Communication Bachelor’s Degree Information

    Career Opportunities for Strategic Communication Graduates

    Liberty University’s Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication prepares you for the following occupations:

    • Advertising manager
    • Communication manager
    • Customer relationship manager
    • E-Business specialist
    • Public relations manager
    • Social media marketing manager
    • Web strategies specialist

    Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees

    Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:

    • Admission application
    • Official high school transcripts
    • Official college transcripts (if applicable)
    • Results from the CLT, SAT, or ACT are not required for admission, but may be used in consideration for merit-based aid.
    • Admission essay

    *Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.