Prospective Students

Do you plan to supervise people and projects? Promote ideas and products? Relate to co-workers,  customers, or the community? Solve problems? Resolve issues? 

If so, Communication Studies may be for you!

As a student in our department, you'll receive the following benefits:

• You'll gain the skills employers demand.

• You'll work closely with well-qualified faculty. Our advisor to student ratio is about 10 to 1, so we know you personally.

• You'll work closely with other students. Most of our students take all of their courses together, so you get to know them well.

• You'll learn in technologically-advanced classrooms that include a portable computer lab, audio/visual projection equipment, and personal response units.

• You can apply for a scholarship from our department. Each year, we award more than $2,000 to students in scholarships.

To learn more about our department, use the links below:

• We offer a major and minor in Communication Studies and a minor in Leadership  Studies. Learn more about our curriculum and courses.

• A variety of advising documents provide information about graduation, internships, and finding a job.

• Explore potential careers in communication.

• Visit the MSUM Admissions Department for an application and other information.

• The Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau has information about the community, including shopping, attractions, and more!

If you have a question that is not addressed here, please contact us at:

Denise Gorsline (gorsline@mnstate.edu )
116 Roland Dille Center for the Arts
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN 56563
218.477.4623
218.477.4612 (fax)

Thanks for your interest!