History of UW's Communication Arts department

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  • The birth of UW Communication Arts

    The birth of UW Communication Arts
    While the construction of Vilas Hall from 1969 to 1972 marked a new beginning, another star was born during this process: the Department of Communication Arts. Formerly known as the Department of Speech, officials took to renaming it in 1970, and this name has stood the test of time ever since.

  • Studies within the new Department of Communication Arts

    Studies within the new Department of Communication Arts
    The 1980's came with the department determining the major's core aspects, consolidating four topics that formed the undergraduate tracks–Radio-TV-Film along with rhetoric and communication science.

  • Communication Arts and the 21st Century

    Communication Arts and the 21st Century
    As popularity continues to grow, the department continues to provide students access to extracurriculars and new programing. In addition to offering the entire campus course to satisfy general credit requirements, the Department of Mass Communications started a Digital Studies Certificate for students in 2012.