<p>Hi, can anyone tell me about the communications/journalism program at Marist? According to CollegeBoard 20% of Marist students major in this field, and I was wondering if the program lived up to this relatively high percentage.
Thanks for any input!!</p>
<p>Being a junior communications major I can personally say it has lived up to all the expectations I had coming in. The professors are extremely helpful and have been in the industry themselves so they are a great tool to have. The access to the city is definitely important for communications majors which was a big deciding factor for me. Marist also recently just updated their studio equipment and is constantly updating technology in order to meet industry standards. Marist has a great reputation especially in the communications field. You should definitely take a tour and see for yourself! </p>
<p>Hi! I just wanted to say that I recently declared communications as my second major here, and what’s nice about that is that I get to pursue my other major history meaning that both of these majors have space for you to further explore that career or take classes you are interested. Specifically at Marist you don’t just get a degree in Communications you have a concentration (advertising, journalism, PR, etc.) so if you wanted to you found double concentrate or even major in English. It has a really strong program for internships called Marist in Manhattan where students live in Manhattan and intern and take online courses through Marist. It really is a strong program and I would definitely recommend it! </p>
I am a sophomore at Marist and I have Communications as one of my minors. The one thing that I love about this field is the professors. They are so personable, as you might imagine, and really want you to succeed. For example, I am in a public presentation class right now, and my professor does everything in his power to make us feel comfortable. We are all in that class in order to feel more comfortable taking in-front of an audience, and he does his best to make that happen. He plays music before class starts so there isn’t an awkward silence, and critiques our speeches directly after we give them so we can see what we’ve done wrong right then and there, rather than a week later when we’ve forgotten what we spoke about. They are very efficient in helping us progress, and are genuine in their critiques. The professors are definitely my favorite part of this field, they make you want to try harder and do better.