What sets us apart? • Personal guidance throughout your professional development • Support from faculty mentors to guide you in designing and writing your own research • Faculty who practice a wide range of creative methodologies • A community committed to making the University of Denver a more inclusive, active campus
“ One of the best parts about pursuing communication studies at DU was the collaboration and support from my peers. I learned so much from them and with them. Even after graduation, I still share resources, stories and strategies with my colleagues, including faculty and peers.”
Department of Communication Studies
Emerge hopeful, challenged and motivated.
- Carrie West (Ph.D.)
• The opportunity to work toward community-driven goals with partners on and off campus
“ The communication studies department trains students to be engaged scholars, teachers and community members. They emphasize producing topnotch scholarship, considering ethics in all of the communication contexts in which we study and participate, and using our knowledge and skills to enrich our communities.” - Richard G. Jones, Jr. (Ph.D.)
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THE DEPARTMENT OF
Department of Communication Studies
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Why study with us?
Design your own research.
• Design your own research.
• Collaborate closely with our faculty of teacher-scholars.
• Contribute to an engaged and inclusive community.
Through the close study of communication, we empower our students to examine their various identities and the ideologies that impact them as they learn to resolve conflict and reach ethical decisions.
Prepare for a meaningful career. The ability to communicate clearly is invaluable in any profession. Many of our students become passionate educators, while others establish careers in public relations, marketing, social work, government or journalism, where critical thinking, inclusive communication and flexible problem-solving are essential. “The faculty are some of the most engaged and wellrounded scholars in their fields, but they are also some of the most genuine and interesting people in higher education. The communication studies department is not only a scholarly community, but a social one where students inevitably find a cohort that becomes like family.” - Neda Kikhia (B.A.)
Join a graduate program led by studentcentered faculty. Conduct research that you find personally and professionally fulfilling. Nearly all of our faculty have published or coauthored research with current or immediately graduated students. Among many projects, research from our department has:
• Investigated how communication creates identity in the family
• Evaluated how power is conveyed in public deliberation
• Asked how cultural memory influences debates over public education
STUDY WITH US Undergraduate Programs
• B.A. in Communication Studies
• Minor in Communication Studies
Graduate Programs
Collaborate with award-winning faculty. We understand that classrooms are not the only spaces where learning takes place, so we design our curriculum to combine in-depth discussion, interactive workshops and community-engaged research.
LEARN MORE AT du.edu/comn
• M.A. in Communication Studies
• Ph.D. in Communication Studies
Join the debate team. We proudly sponsor the University of Denver’s debate team, which brings students together to compete in British Parliamentary debate. We compete across the country and at several international tournaments each year. The debate team is open to all DU undergraduate students, regardless of past experience.