Mass communication (or communications) can be defined as the process of creating, sending, receiving and analyzing messages to large audiences through oral and written media. This is a vast field that takes into account not only how and why a message is created, but also the medium through which it is sent.
These media are very diverse and include print, digital media and the Internet, social media, radio and television.
Mass communication is interdisciplinary in nature and includes elements from related fields such as strategic communication, health communication, political communication, integrated marketing communications, journalism, and more.
For students who are interested in working in the field of mass communication or are studying it as an academic field, colleges and universities in the United States offer numerous undergraduate and graduate programs in mass communication.
