Department of Communication Arts

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Students working with a camera in CA355.
Students interacting with a discussion session of CA250.
Students listening to each other's podcasts in CA330.

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

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