Welcome to the Department of Communication in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts. We are the largest department in COLFA, with over 800 students and 25 full-time faculty. We specialize in Communication Studies with concentrations in Public Relations, Digital Communication and Health Communication at the undergraduate level.
We also have an expanding MA Program with over 40 active graduate students, with enrollments growing annually. Our graduate faculty specialize in a wide gamut of research areas such as:
- Interpersonal/Small Group Communication
- Intercultural/International Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Health Communication
- Digital Communication
We house the nationally-ranked UTSA Debate Team, and the first National Advertising Competition (NSAC) Team at UTSA. Our students are involved with campus life through several other registered student organizations led by our passionate COM Faculty as their advisors including: PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society), AAF (American Advertising Federation), AWC (Association of Women in Communication), and Story-Tellers at UTSA.
Come join us and learn about the exciting world of communication!
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March 16, 2023
UTSA professor explores spirituality as a way to fight climate changeDespite decades of public messaging about the effects of climate change, there continues to be a struggle with motivating action. In an effort to see some movement, Jessica Eise, an assistant professor of social and environmental challenges in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts’ (COLFA) Department of Communication, is diving deeper into how spirituality interconnects with the environment, specifically climate change.
November 8, 2022
Stanford Research Identifies Prof. Robert Tokunaga as Influential Communication ScholarPublished by COLFA
Associate Professor of Communication Robert Tokunaga has been identified as among the top 2% most influential Communication and Media Studies scholars of the last 60 years (1960-2021).
August 3, 2021
MA student Farrin Moreno featured as a Parent Voice ContributorPublished by COLFA
Farrin emphasizes how communication plays a critical role in the experience of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents.
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