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Communication Student Senior Design Projects

Strategic Communication and Multiplatform Journalism

The senior design project is a semester-long project that requires the presentation and development of a real-world team project. Students design and produce a communication project from conception to completion. Elements include writing a proposal, conducting research, and developing a strategic plan. The senior design project culminates with a communication plan presented to a client or a documentary or other media production premiered to the public.

is the showcase for student productions from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Communication Programs. Students also have the opportunity to present the senior design project at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s senior design showcase in the spring semester. Previous senior design projects include the development of a strategic plan for the internationalization of college campuses, and a campaign to educate campus about Title IX. Students have also produced several documentaries including one created for Larsen Motorsports, and another focusing on Dr. Johnson’s Lab, a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ group studying the Indian River Lagoon.

Graduate Theses and Design Projects

Graduate students who choose the thesis or design project option to complete their degrees have the opportunity to conduct a traditional, research-based analysis (thesis), or produce an extended problem-solving communication project for a client (design project). Theses typically address timely communication topics related to strategic or mass communication. The design project involves a needs assessment, research, and development of a communication plan or media production.