Communication & Media Science

Scholars working in Communication and Media Science engage in the theoretical and applied study of human communication and media use, content, effects, processes, practices, and policies. Research and coursework in this area draw on qualitative, quantitative, and computational social scientific methodologies to develop understandings of and interventions for communication and media phenomena, processes, and events. Communication & Media Science faculty specialize in organizational communication, health communication, strategic communication, mass communication, and social and digital media.

NOTE: Admissions into the Communication and Media Science division has been temporarily paused, but will resume for the Fall 2026 admission cycle.