Deliberative Practices

Our communities face increasingly complex problems year after year. They will require more than experts or politicians to solve them. The Deliberative Practices Graduate Specialization provides the tools and hands-on experience needed to design and facilitate public engagement that results in effective decision-making. Throughout the program, students work in partnership with the nationally recognized Center for […]

Media Studies

In a media studies minor, students learn the importance of how media impacts society on a large scale. Courses focus on topics like the history of media and film and the legal, ethical and social consequences of mass media on society. This minor offers an in-depth look into the good and bad effects of mass […]

Communication

This program creates a cadre of scholars and practitioners capable of engaging with academic and professional communities to meet the challenges of our increasingly interdependent and globally diverse social worlds. Students develop a program of study that meets their unique professional goals, taking course from any of our three areas of study: Rhetoric and Civic […]