{"id":931,"date":"2021-11-18T13:25:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:44:08","slug":"college-of-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-alternate hero-alternate--video hero-alternate--short color-overlay color-overlay--blue-bright alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-hero-alternate\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-alternate__headline\">College of Communication<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero-alternate__social-media\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Social Media Links\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal hero-alternate__social-links is-style-on-image wp-block-butler-social-links\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-x wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ButlerCCom\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\" \/><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\tclass=\"hero-alternate__video color-overlay__media\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/08101913\/CCOM-loop-resized.mp4\"\n\t\t\tmuted\n\t\t\tplaysinline\n\t\t\tloop\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t><\/video>\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\tclass=\"butler-toggle butler-toggle-solid butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\taria-pressed=\"true\"\n\t\taria-label=\"Play video\"\n\t\tdata-pause-label=\"Pause video\"\n\t\tdata-play-label=\"Play video\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<span class=\"butler-toggle-icon butler-toggle-icon-pause\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"presentation\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-pause\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-pause\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"butler-toggle-icon butler-toggle-icon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"presentation\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-play\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-play\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">College of Communication Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/about\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Three-Year Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/ccom-student-opportunities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Experiential Learning &amp; Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/global-opportunities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Global Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speakers-lab\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">The Speaker&#039;s Lab<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/ccom-resources-requirements\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butlerccom\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">CCOM Pawprints<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butlerccom\/ccom-pawcast\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">CCOM Pawcast<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 id=\"h-where-great-stories-begin\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where great stories begin.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning how to communicate effectively and gain insight into the way modern communication affects society\u2014that takes the right tools. It takes an educational environment that is collaborative and forward-thinking. It takes curricula that prepares us for the moments right in front of us and those too far out to see. It takes guidance from the best minds in their fields. And, most importantly, it takes practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The College of Communication delivers on all of that so you too can deliver in your chosen field, whether that\u2019s as a journalist, audiologist, media artist, speech pathologist, or something else entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in our programs have numerous opportunities to mold their path with experiences critical to their development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/undergraduate-programs\/\">See Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/graduate-programs\/\">See Graduate Programs and Certificates <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/08101904\/ButlerStudents-56-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"student&#039;s hand working on a sound board\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-7);\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTools of the Trade \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">Our approach to communication is increasingly sophisticated\u2014and so are the tools we use to communicate effectively. Each of our programs rely on resources and facilities you\u2019re likely to encounter in the real world. Like our full-size, HD studio and control room. Or our ProTools-equipped recording studio. And the on-campus clinical services provided at our Audiology Clinic, Butler Aphasia Community, and other community resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-day-in-the-life-of-a-butler-ccom-student\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day in the Life of a Butler CCOM Student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Day in the Life of a Butler University Student: College of Communication\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwg-CSn2Ix0?start=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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