交流是对人类基本社会过程的研究：意义和信息的创造和传播。该专业为学生提供研究生学习或专业职位的准备，如人际和组织沟通，新闻，媒体制作和批评，政治沟通和公共关系等领域。学生将发展技能和知识，使他们处于迅速变化的通信行业的边缘。专业人士学习跨平台的网络，印刷，音频和视频构建和评估消息。梅森大学的交流学位结合了对人类如何理解和合作的丰富研究，同时提供了可即时翻译的技能和知识，跨行业。您将学习创建和管理公共和媒体关系计划，制作社交媒体活动，制作视频，为新闻和娱乐媒体撰写，制作电视和广播节目等，并着重研究沟通在社会
Communication is the study of basic human social processes: the creation and dissemination of meaning and information. The major prepares students for graduate study or professional positions in such fields as interpersonal and organizational communication, journalism, media production and criticism, political communication, and public relations. Students develop skills and knowledge that put them at the edge of a rapidly changing communication industry. Majors learn to construct and evaluate messages across platforms?web, print, audio and visual.The communication degree at Mason combines a rich study of how humans understand one another and work together, while providing immediately translatable skills and knowledge valued across industries. You will learn to create and manage public and media relations plans, craft social media campaigns, produce videos, write for news and entertainment media, produce television and radio programs, and more.Emphasizing the critical public role of communication in society, this concentration examines social movements and political controversies, focusing on different strategies, techniques, and perspectives that shape public policy. Topics of instruction include debating, advertising, opinion polling, image management, and mass media.