If you enjoy connecting with other people and are considering a career in marketing, advertising or business management, our business applications option within the communication degree program will give you a head start. The program is offered in collaboration with UNH’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, allowing you to enhance your liberal arts education with professional training in your field of interest. You’ll have the opportunity to take courses in areas such as marketing, organizational behavior, leadership, advertising or retail management. An internship requirement provides hands-on learning and career preparation.

WHY STUDY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATION AT UNH?

In addition to the opportunity to enroll in select introductory business administration and marketing courses at Paul College, this curriculum option allows students to make connections between their major degree courses, such as advertising and social communication, public speaking and collaborative leadership, and their professional interests in digital and social media engagement, marketing solutions, entrepreneurial communication and project management. Internships through the Department of Communication allow you to connect your scholarly training with practical experience.

POTENTIAL CAREERS

Advertising producer
Entrepreneur
Human resources administrator
Marketing specialist
Public relations manager
Retail manager

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Department of Communication in collaboration with the Department of Marketing and the Department of Management in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics offers a business applications option for communication students. The objective of the business applications option is to offer a select group of communication students the opportunity to augment the liberal arts focus of their major with professional training in such areas as marketing, advertising and organizational behavior. Qualified students who meet all requirements will graduate1 with a B.A. degree in communication: business applications, an achievement which will be recorded on their official transcripts.