The School of Mass Communications, founded in 1971, is one of the largest units of the College of Humanities and Sciences. We offer a professional undergraduate and graduate education — not just training — in an environment that values the strong foundation of liberal arts and sciences so necessary for professional communicators.

Whether our students choose concentrations in journalism, advertising or public relations, they share a common core of course work in the liberal arts and sciences as well as in mass communications before they begin their major focus.

Our students graduate ready to go to work.

They have completed internships and been involved in course-related activities in which they have produced materials for real audiences: our student-produced television show, VCU InSight; our student-staffed Capital News Service; and the campaigns our advertising and public relations students plan and often implement for real clients. Many also have worked with campus student media.