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Your degree, your way.
Earn a communication degree on your schedule with ODU's online option for the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Both degree are the same as our on-campus programs, just delivered online.
The online courses are small and include students from main campus and all over the world. All online Communication courses follow ODU's regular semester schedule, but many will not have a scheduled meeting time, so you can fit class into your personal schedule. Find out more and apply now!
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Online Program Majors
Communication Foundations
By picking two courses each in five of the six areas above, you'll get a broad understanding of key aspects of communication.
Intercultural & International Communication
Broaden your horizons through studies of media and culture around the world.
Lifespan Communication
Deepen your understanding of how individuals communicate effectively in the face of gender, generational, and cultural differences.
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Professional Communication
This distance learning concentration affords students the chance to integrate more interdisciplinary courses into their studies in such areas as marketing, psychology, & English.
Lifespan & Digital Communication (M.A.)
Study how to innovate, imagine and create the tools, methods and solutions critical for 21st century communication problems utilizing the most up-to-date research tools.
Strategic Communication
Learn more about how persuasion operates in the world around you, especially within and between organizations and their audiences.
Media Studies
With this area of study, you'll see how the many forms of media (TV, radio, online, etc.) influence the world around us.
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Online Bachelor's Degree in Communication
Bachelor of Science
- The B.S. can be completed online whether you're starting as a freshman or transferring from another institution.
- To earn this degree from ODU, you must complete at least 30 credit hours with us. This Bachelor's degree requires 120 total credit hours.
Bachelor of Arts
- Degrees in Lifespan Communication, Professional Communication, Strategic Communication, and Media Studies are available completely online.
- To earn this degree from ODU, you must complete at least 30 credit hours with us. This Bachelor's degree requires 120 total credit hours.
Online Graduate Program
Students can now take 400-500 level courses online! Students can now complete their MA online!
