Department of Communication Arts

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Communication Arts at UW–Madison

Welcome to the home of communication studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. We teach the production and consumption of communication in all its forms.

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Undergraduate Program

Be a part of one of the most popular majors in the College of Letters and Science at one of the top public universities in the country. Focus your studies on either Communication Science and Rhetoric, or Radio, Television, and Film.

Graduate Program

Join our renowned graduate program to do groundbreaking research in Communication Science, Film, Media and Cultural Studies, or Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture.

Latest News

  • Engineer Boyd Hillestad operates the Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner.

    A Generous Gift from Communication Arts Alumni

    Over the last year, the Department of Communication Arts, the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, and scholars from around the country have benefited from a generous gift made by Communication Arts alumni. The …

    June 20, 2019

  • Professor Derek Johnson Awarded H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship

    Media and Cultural Studies Professor Derek Johnson has been awarded a coveted H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  This …

    May 6, 2019

  • Professor Lori Lopez Leads Teach-in on Miss Saigon

    Last week, professors Lori Kido Lopez and Timothy Yu of UW–Madison sat down with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett to discuss the Overture Center’s recent run of Miss Saigon and why the musical is problematic. …

    April 12, 2019
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