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Communication Arts at UW–Madison

Explore the production and consumption of communication in all its diverse forms.

Join Communication Arts

Join Communication Arts

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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 students in Comm Arts and student assistants for the WCFTR

Graduate Program

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

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  • Tales from Telluride

    Tales from Telluride

    For over a decade, generous support from the Hamel family has allowed Communication Arts to send a professor and a small group of graduate students to the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.…

  • Extending a Legacy

    Extending a Legacy

    How the Front Row Center Campaign Champions the Values of Professor David Bordwell for the Future of Film Studies David Bordwell, the Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies in Communication Arts,…

  • Chasing the Dark

    Chasing the Dark

    How Two Communication Arts Members Are Interacting with the Global Effects of Light Pollution When you look up at the night sky, are you struck by an endless horizon of dazzling stars…

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