University of Wisconsin, Department of Communication Arts
Critical Cultural Communication (including Gender/Race/LGBTQ+ Communication)
Film Studies
Interpersonal Communication (includes Small Group)
Mass Communication/Media Studies (including New Media)
Rhetoric
overview of program
The Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been one of the world’s leading centers for study and research in communication. It was the first department in the United States to award a Ph.D. degree in the field, and its graduates serve on the faculties of leading universities, in research institutions, and in public and private agencies throughout this country and abroad.
Carnegie Classification: R1
Professional Development Funding: $4,500 for conference travel, research
Ph.D. Degrees per year: 8
Communication doctorates conferred between 2010-19: 157
Contact information
Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Jeremy Morris
Communication Arts Department
6117 Vilas Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Email
jwmorris2@wisc.edu
- Media Studies/Film Studies
- Digital/New Media
- Rhetoric
- Cultural Studies
- Interpersonal Communication
- Statement of purpose
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official GRE Scores
- Transcripts
- Writing Sample
- Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, 2001, 2003, 2018
- Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address, 2004, 2010
- Wallace Memorial Award, 2001, 2013