The program prepares students to assume positions in academia, business and government.

The program does not have formal tracks in the traditional areas that are typical of speech or mass communications programs. Rather, students are encouraged to focus their studies along the lines of the research interests of the faculty. These areas include:

  • persuasion
  • entertainment media
  • risk communication
  • international/intercultural communication issues
  • mathematical modeling of cognitive and sociocultural processes
  • communication technologies
  • communication and conflict resolution
  • health campaign communication