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The Department of Communication Studies is Dedicated to Understanding and Enriching Human Interaction

Caldwell Hall
Communication Studies is housed in Caldwell Hall

Communication is the human infrastructure of everyday personal, public and political life. By embracing both social scientific and humanistic approaches to communication, our undergraduate and graduate programs provide students with the knowledge to understand and the skills to enrich human interaction in these different contexts. Our undergraduate and graduate curriculum offers particular strength in the theory and practice of interpersonal communication, health communication, political rhetoric, and public culture. 

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The Department would like to offer congratulations to Mik Davis-Bryant, PhD candidate, for being awarded the American Studies Division of the 2024 NCA Top Student Paper for their essay "'I Promise This Is Not a Prank on You': Sacha Baron Cohen and The Rhetorical Landscape of American Politi
Congratulations to MA student Morgan Thoem for being awarded the NCA James L. Golden Outstanding Student Essay in Rhetoric Award for her essay titled "Quilting Brutality: Critical Textual Construction and the Ideographic American Flag."

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We greatly appreciate your generosity. Your gift enables us to offer our students and faculty opportunities for research, travel, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Support the efforts of the Department of Communication Studies by visiting our giving section.

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EVERY DOLLAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

Our Graduate Program

Our department offers graduate programs in Interpersonal, Intergroup & Health Communication and Rhetorical Studies. Our Double Dawg, MA, and PhD programs offer study of personal, public, and political communication. Graduates can pursue professional or academic careers. 

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Communication Studies Graduation