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  • DEPARTMENT MOVE!

    COMMUNICATION Department is moving! As of July 6th, our new address will be 1207 W. Oregon, Urbana, IL, 61801. Our campus address will be 103 Communication Building, MC-456. Our phone number stays the same, (217) 333-2683. Because of the move, our phone and email access will be limited during the week of July 6th to July 10th. Please leave us a message and we will respond when we can!

    Published Tue, 16 Jun 2009

  • Christian Sandvig - Focus 580 Interview

    Communication and Information Technology Infrastructure, and Public Policy

    Published Tue, 05 May 2009

  • Brian Quick - News Bureau Article

    TV news on organ donation says little about need, how to become a donor

    Published Fri, 03 Apr 2009

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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES ARE MOVING!! Beginning July 6, 2009 the Department of Communication will be moving to 1207 W. Oregon St. Please be patient during our move. We look forward to serving our students in our new location!

The study of Communication is an ever-evolving field of inquiry grounded in both humanistic and social-scientific approaches within the liberal arts and sciences. As researchers, teachers, and students, we focus on communication as a tool for doing the work of social life --how, why, and with what consequences people exchange messages. In our research and teaching, we examine the modes of technologies of communication; the contexts and settings of communication; how communication skills are acquired; and how communication shapes societies and cultures.

 

We offer research and study in many areas, including:

 

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois ranks among the top 10 departments in the field of communication in the United States. Because of our strong liberal arts approach to education, our program prepares students for employment as leaders in a wide range of positions in the private and public sectors.