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Feb 8, 2016
6:09:53pm

Zach Morris All-American

Does getting a communications degree at one school over another really make a

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Zach Morris

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Noticed the new recruit is interested in a communications degree, how...

Roadrunner70

2/8/16 6:07pm

Does getting a communications degree at one school over another really make a

Zach Morris

2/8/16 6:09pm

Got My Degree from BYU in Comm-emphasis Advertising in 1976

Coug76

2/8/16 6:48pm

If a Kid is interested in Comm-Broadcasting, BYU is HIGH...think..

Coug76

2/8/16 6:50pm

Depends on the emphasis. I know advertising has a great program.

cougfanblue

2/8/16 6:10pm

BYU Comm Dept is supposed to be really good overall. Don't know ranking though

2/8/16 7:21pm

Daughter graduated in advertising & its consistently top 3 nationally. Run a pro

soupie

2/8/16 7:57pm

A couple of years ago the broadcast program won an award for best live student

PGCoug7

2/8/16 7:57pm

Super competitive. This last semester they admitted less than half of the apps

NacoCoug

2/8/16 8:11pm

It is probably top 10 in the country. It is going up against

P-Boy Squad

2/8/16 8:23pm

I'm graduating in PR this April, it's a top 5 program in the country. Not sure

Duke Silver

2/8/16 8:51pm

would love to see a link.

mindzeYe

2/8/16 9:10pm

Here

Duke Silver

2/8/16 9:56pm

nice, but that doesn't mean BYU's PR program is top 5 ranked

mindzeYe

2/9/16 1:09am

Actually, it does help to come from a comms program that is well respected

mindzeYe

2/8/16 9:09pm

It's one of the few departments that you have to separately apply to get in

jkccoug

2/8/16 9:25pm

The broadcast program does nothing with BYUtv. Some broadcast students may work

PGCoug7

2/8/16 9:50pm

It's a huge part of their opportunity to train, or at least it was when I was

jkccoug

2/8/16 9:51pm

I graduated last April. I worked for BYUtv for a year while I was a broadcast

PGCoug7

2/8/16 9:55pm

That is horrible to hear. Sounds like they wanted BYUTV to be professional

jkccoug

2/8/16 9:59pm

Or maybe you got that opportunity but just got no academic credit for it?

jkccoug

2/8/16 10:00pm

We still produced and reported newscasts at school and also did producing

PGCoug7

2/8/16 10:18pm

PR is top notch...very competitive. Was #1 or 2 in the late 90s w/ Florida

Hang10

2/8/16 9:51pm

BYU is ranked high in broadcast. But it doesn't matter. On-air presence matters.

macdizzle

2/8/16 10:51pm

BYU excels at producing hairdos to read the news. If you want to do real

JoeMamaBesser

2/8/16 11:35pm

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