UWM Department of Communication is a dynamic community of scholars who share a commitment to excellence and innovation in communication research and teaching. We offer programs leading to bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees within three main areas: Interpersonal Communication, Rhetoric and Public Communication, and Organizational Communication.
Digital natives are leading the way in every industry. But growing up with technology does not automatically convey the knowledge and skills to use the technology efficiently, effectively and ethically in business, media or the creative arts.
After completing a DAC program, students should be able to:
- Analyze digital and electronic media systems, explaining what these platforms do and how they do it.
- Engage with complex digital issues: online, offline, via ubiquitous computing hardware and software.
- Organize information, both architecturally and visually, structuring software, web sites, advertisements, social media, and more.
- Demonstrate hands-on, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary, media production with artists and designers.