Communication

Ours is the information age. Analyzing how information is assembled, produced and
distributed today helps you understand the communication processes that drive a variety
of settings: social, cultural, political, economic and legal. In this program, you also evaluate the nature and impact of new media, such as the World Wide Web, arguably the most powerful communication tool of our times. The Department of Communication offers courses in
the two main areas: media (press, video production, multimedia, etc.) and organizational communication (communication in public and private organizations, public relations, group dynamics, etc.). Combining theory and practice, our programs develop your critical and analytical skills and prepare you either for a professional career or for advanced studies.

The Department of Communication also runs a new minor in film studies. In this program, you explore the major trends that have shaped the seventh art from its birth to its current state. Made up of courses not only from various departments at the Faculty of Arts (Communication, English, Français, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music and Visual Arts), but also from Saint Paul University, the program is equally designed to give you the knowledge you need to better appreciate the world's greatest cinematographic works and the legacy they've left for all humanity. What's more, as globalization transforms the world and as cultural products cross borders faster and faster, cinema is both a particularly effective tool for helping us to know ourselves and others and a catalyst for more productive personal and cross-cultural understanding and dialogue.