Resources for Students

Find information about advising, internships and independent studies, involvement opportunities, and departmental scholarships.

Communication studies students

Course-Related Opportunities

Internship Fair

Internships

Learn about how to earn COMM credit for an internship that will help you as you move toward your career path.

Internship Opportunities and Registration
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Independent Studies

Earn COMM credit to work individually with a faculty member on a significant project of your choice. 

Independent Study Options
Great Wall of China

Study Abroad

Explore Study Abroad programs, including faculty-led programs through the department.

Study Abroad Opportunities

Departmental Opportunities

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Public Communication Center

The Public Communication Center offers peer mentoring for public speeches and class presentations. Mentors can help with idea creation, outlining, speech anxiety, visual aids, delivery, and much more.

Learn more about the Public Communication Center
Graduation

Pi Kappa Delta

Join the Speech and Debate National Honorary and engage in programming and service opportunities within the department, across the university, and in the community. 

Learn more about PKD
Debate

TU Debate

Towson debate has a long legacy of student excellence, both inside and outside of debate. You can expect an environment that is attentive to and supports the many intersections of identity that our students bring. We explicitly tackle issues of our time and the manner in which those issues affect one another.

Learn more about TU Debate

The Comm Chronicle Archive

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The Comm Chronicle

This is a bi-weekly newsletter run by student interns as a way to keep COMM students and faculty up to date on department activities and events. Each edition of the newsletter highlights events, internship/scholarship opportunities, faculty and student spotlights, and more.​

Newsletter Archive

Additional Resources

Policies