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Skip to Content Search Search Enter the terms you wish to search for. Close College of Media, Communication and Information College of Media, Communication and Information Menu Main menu Home About Academics Admissions Research & Creative Work News & Events People Secondary Menu Current Students Alumni Mobile menu Home About Academics Admissions Research & Creative Work News & Events People Current Students Alumni Visit Faculty & Staff Resources Undergraduate Studies Explore how communication shapes everything we do in society. Learn how to analyze and influence human interaction in work, personal and civic life. Faculty Bios COMM faculty are renowned experts in their fields and dedicated to student success Graduate Studies The Department of Communication offers both the master of arts (MA) and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees, with areas of emphasis in Community & Social Interaction, Organizational Communication, and Rhetoric and Culture. COMM Courses Anything but common … #unCOMMon Breadcrumb Home Academics Communication Communication In This Section BA Communication Major Graduate Degrees Minor in Communication Welcome to the Department of Communication. Explore how communication shapes everything we do in society. Learn how to analyze and influence human interaction in work, personal and civic life. In the Department of Communication, you will learn about communication practices that underlie all of our social interactions, both in face-to-face interaction and in new forums, such as social media. Your education will enable you to enact change in your personal life, work life and civic life. The Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder is a vibrant community of scholars who share a commitment to excellence and innovation in communication research and teaching. The department offers programs leading to bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees with emphases in organizational communication, discourse and society, and rhetoric and culture. Graduate students may pursue research within one of these areas or craft individualized programs of study that cut across the areas and combine humanistic and social scientific methods. Instagram Facebook Twitter Undergraduate Opportunities Our undergraduate degree blends the best of a broad, liberal arts education with practical skills that contribute to career and life success. You will come to understand communication as both a way of seeing how the world works and as a set of tools for changing it. You’ll learn how to analyze and engage effectively in a wide range of communication practices. You will also gain valuable communication skills—speaking, listening, managing conflict, building consensus, analyzing audiences, designing messages and solving problems in a collaborative way. You may also minor in communication . Our Promise Undergraduate Advising BA Degree Requirements How to Apply Visit Us! Graduate Programs Graduate study in the department focuses on engaged scholarship that addresses communication-based problems arising from recent social and technological changes, especially problems associated with processes of interaction, collaboration and participation, deliberation and decision making. Graduate students pursue research within three main areas — Community and Social Interaction , Organizational Communication and Rhetoric and Culture —crafting individualized programs of study that meet their individual needs. Communication (MA) The master’s program serves, primarily, individuals seeking to complete the PhD at CU-Boulder or at another institution, as well as those seeking this terminal degree. Students wishing to continue in the department’s PhD program must reapply at that time. In consultation with an advisor, master’s students may select one of two options for the completion of requirements: Thesis or Coursework with Examination. With full-time study, the master’s program can be completed in two years. Communication (PhD) Our doctoral program is one of the premier programs in the world, providing graduate students with advanced work in the communication discipline that earns them academic positions at all levels of higher education, including research universities, liberal arts universities and teaching-centered colleges. The degree is also appropriate for some nonacademic careers, such as organizational communication consulting. With normal progress (full-time), the degree can be earned in four years. 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