The School of Communication Studies houses one of the oldest communication graduate programs internationally.  The school offers three general tracks in which students can explore specific areas of interest: (1) health communication, (2) relating and organizing, and (3) rhetoric and public culture.  As explicitly illustrated by the relating and organizing track (a combination of interpersonal and organizational theory and research), our school encourages and values cutting edge scholarship designed to bring intra-disciplinary attention to communication phenomena.

Applicants to our doctoral program submit materials to and are assessed by our graduate committee.  We embrace the philosophy that applicants should be evaluated holistically, meaning that no single metric is used to include or exclude applicants.  Moreover, we actively embrace and practice diversity (defined broadly) within our school.

For answers to specific questions, please contact Ms. Josie DeGroot, Assistant to the Graduate Director, Julie Venrick, the Administrative Coordinator, or Scott Titsworth, the Graduate Director.