Florida State University College of Communication and Information

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College of Communication
and Information
Type Public
Established2009
Parent institution
Florida State University
Dean Michelle Kazmer
Students2,466 [1]
Location, ,
U.S.
Website www.cci.fsu.edu

The Florida State University College of Communication and Information, located in Tallahassee, Florida, was created in a merger of the Florida State University College of Information with FSU's College of Communication on July 1, 2009. [2] The merged College of Communication & Information includes three schools:

Contents

Dr. Michelle M. Kazmer is the current dean of the Florida State University College of Communication and Information. Institutes, centers, clinics, and other special units operating within the College of Communication and Information include:

School of Communication

The School of Communication is home to Seminole Productions, a sports production effort. [7]

Advertising

Most classes in the major have limited enrollment.

Media/Communication Studies

Digital Media Production

The Digital Media Production Program is a limited-access program.

The undergraduate major is typically a two-year program with an emphasis in one of two areas: Documentary and Public Affairs or Sports Media.

Seminole Productions

Established in 1987, Seminole Productions, Florida State University's professional production group, provides visual communications support for FSU as well as Government and other agencies throughout the State of Florida. [8]

Public Relations

The Public Relations program is a limited access program designed to train students in public relations and strategic communication, from audience analyses to message and content productions and evaluations.

National rankings

U.S. News & World Report (2015 Edition) [9]

In 2014, the school media program was ranked 1st in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. [10]

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