Communication at Buffalo State
Communication encompasses many disciplines and career fields. Our alumni are employed across the country as journalists, social media specialists, public relations and advertising professionals, television and video producers, and more.
Get hands-on experience in professional communication settings. Gain a competitive edge in the job market through our internships, student media organizations, and service-learning courses.
Collaborative Success!
Two music videos produced through a collaboration between COM 431 and COM 432 (spring ‘22) and COM 431 and COM 328 (fall ‘23) have won Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Student Festival of Media Arts Awards
Celebrating Our Alumni
Credentials
We’re one of only 117 schools in the United States accredited by the prestigious Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, making us one of the finest in the country – and among the most affordable.
ACEJMC website What Accreditation MeansReal-World Experience
Our emphasis on hands-on, applied-learning through internships, student media organizations, and service-learning courses gives our graduates real-world, professional experience.
Internships Service-Learning Courses Student Media OrganizationsCareer Success
Our graduating students are ready for exciting communication careers in online, print and broadcast journalism, public relations, social media, and advertising, media production, scholarly communication research, and media analysis.
Alumni Success StoriesRead about department news, events, and more
Media Production At-A-Glance
Explore our students' work!
Career Paths
Samantha Pangborn, '21
In spring 2021, media production major Samantha Pangborn interned at WNED-TV and was subsequently offered a full-time position.
Beyond Boundaries Film Series
The Beyond Boundaries Film and Discussion Series announces its spring lineup of documentaries, each followed by a panel discussion
Screenings are held in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Tower Auditorium beginning at 7:00 p.m. and are free and open to the public.