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 its diverse 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
Meet the 2023 Graduate Students! New Faces Around Vilas Hall
Welcome to the 22 new graduate students in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! Get to know the new cohort a little better through their brief bios below (a HUGE thank …
September 8, 2023
Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Jason Kido Lopez “Redefines Sports Media” in New Book
Sports media are ubiquitous, but how does one approach the many disparate types of media as a unified field of study? Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Jason Kido Lopez recently took on this …
July 5, 2023
Media and Cultural Studies Professor Eric Hoyt Receives H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
The Department of Communication Arts is pleased to announce that Media and Cultural Studies Professor Eric Hoyt has received a prestigious H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and …
June 16, 2023- More News
Upcoming Events
- September
- September 29UW Cinematheque - Special PresentationsBaraboo - Mary Sweeney in Person! | USA | 2009 | DCP | 99 min. Director: Mary Sweeney7:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall
- September 30UW Cinematheque - Special PresentationsThere's Always Tomorrow (1934) - Marsha Gordon in Person! | USA | 1934 | 35mm | 86 min. Director: Edward Sloman6:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall
- September 30UW Cinematheque - Special PresentationsThere's Always Tomorrow (1956) - Marsha Gordon in Person! | USA 1956 | 1956 | 35mm | 84 min. Director: Douglas Sirk8:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall
- October
- October 5UW Cinematheque - Fall PremieresWaiting for the Light to Change - Linh Tran in person! | USA | 2023 | DCP | 89 min. Director: Linh Tran7:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall
- October 6UW Cinematheque - 2023 Asian American Media SpotlightBig Fight in Little Chinatown - Karen Cho in person! | USA | 2022 | DCP | 88 min. Director: Karen Cho7:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall