Put your learning into practice and graduate with work experience that demonstrates what you can do.
Communications students can build experience through creative and client-based coursework, a final-year capstone, a half-year internship, and a year-long field placement course. These opportunities will allow you to apply your skills, make connections, and launch your professional career.
Testimonial
“Trent students arrive with the skills they need to contribute to a modern workplace. They bring a fresh perspective, finding innovative ways to promote the Region’s climate resilience plans with messaging that resonates with the community.” - (Ian McVey, Manager of Sustainability for Durham Region)
Creative and Client-Based Coursework
Create communication for real audiences and purposes. You will produce podcasts and videos, plan events, develop campaigns and social media strategies, deliver presentations, and experiment with emerging communication technologies.
COOP Program
Graduate with your degree and 12 months of paid work experience in as little as four years.
Field Placement
Our unique year-long Communications placement course will teach you how to find and apply for work in the communications field. You will then gain professional experience with an external partner organization and your placement will be developed in consultation with you, the course instructor, and the placement supervisor.
Internship
Gain focused workplace experience through a half-year internship. Connect your academic learning to work in a professional communications setting, supported by coursework designed to strengthen your professional development.
Communications Capstone
Apply your skills to a real communication challenge. In the final year capstone, you’ll work collaboratively with a community or organizational partner while developing your research, strategy, communication and problem-solving abilities.
