大众传播计划提供广告，新闻和公共关系所需的基本技能的核心，例如书面交流，口头交流，设计，研究以及《第一修正案》和知识产权法。然后，每个学生都可以根据自己感兴趣的领域选择其他特定的大众传播课程。所有学生都将通过实习和毕业经历来完成他们的学位课程。大众传播计划的学生不再仅仅依靠教科书，而是将课堂上学到的知识应用到组织和企业面临的实际问题上。此外，鼓励符合条件的学生参加COM 3950-交流实习，该实习提供专业环境的实际经验。学生可以选择任何传播领域的实习机会，包括广告，公司传播，新闻，公共关系，演讲，戏剧或视
The Mass Communication program provides a core of basic skills required in advertising, journalism and public relations, such as written communication, oral communication, design, research and First Amendment and intellectual property law. Each student can then pick, based on their area of interest, additional specific mass communication classes. All students will complete their degree with an internship and capstone experience.<br><br>Rather than relying solely on textbooks, students in the Mass Communication program apply what they learn in the classroom to actual problems faced by organizations and businesses. In addition, eligible students are encouraged to take COM 3950 - Communication Practicum, an internship offering actual experience in a professional setting. Students select internships in any area of communication including advertising, corporate communication, journalism, public relations, speech, theater or visual communication. Supervision is both by a professional on site and by HPU faculty.<br><br>Internships allow students to gain practical experience by working at an advertising or public relations agency, newspaper or television station or in the communication department of a business such as a hospital or hotel. Many internships offer a stipend for spending money.