University of Wisconsin–Madison
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Communication Arts at UW–Madison

Explore the production and consumption of communication in all its diverse forms.

Join Communication Arts

Join Communication Arts

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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 students in Comm Arts and student assistants for the WCFTR

Graduate Program

Join our renowned graduate program to do groundbreaking research in Communication Science, Film, Media and Cultural Studies, or Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture.

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