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Dr. Jennifer Lemanski
Department Chair
Department of Communication
BMAIN 1.210A and ELABS 165
jennifer.lemanski@utrgv.edu
(956) 665-3583

Melissa Guajardo
Administrative Assistant II
Department of Communication
ELABS 165
melissa.guajardo@utrgv.edu
956-665-3583

Marcos Vera
Administrative Assistant I
Department of Communication
BMAIN 1.210
marcos.vera01@utrgv.edu
956-882-8297

Mailing Address
Department of Communication
1201 W University Drive Edinburg, TX 78539


Why Communication?

The Department of Communication, an energetic multidisciplinary department, offers a major course of study designed to prepare its students for successful entry into a growing professional field, while also educating students for inevitable long-run changes in their careers.

Programs

Bachelor's

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Bachelor's Degree

Communication Studies (BA)

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies

Program Modality: Campus

Effective and efficient communication is at the center of a well-functioning organization and society. The dynamics of clear communication can be seen in all spaces of productive government, businesses, media, and nonprofit agencies. The Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies focuses on courses such as Persuasion (great preparation for law school), public speaking, advanced public speaking, and the dynamics of interpersonal communication. The program prepares students to communicate with a diverse population using effective communication skills and new media technologies.

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Bachelor's Degree

Mass Communication (BA)

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Program Modality: Campus

The Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication provides students with an overview of creative communication, strategic planning, and management strategies needed to become communication leaders. Students develop the skills needed to report to the press, research, negotiate, and plan on behalf of organizations.

The program teaches students how to write the perfect message, find the right audience, and distribute information in the most effective way possible while building relationships based on transparency and honesty. The program offers concentrations within the major.

Concentrations: 

  • Broadcast 
  • Print Journalism
  • Advertising and Public Relations

 

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Master's Degree

Communication (MA)

Master of Arts in Communication

Program Modality: Campus

The Master’s degree in Communication is designed for those who are interested in pursuing advanced studies in Communication as a means of enhancing their professional and academic careers. It is a broad-based and individualized degree program that addresses all the essential dimensions and components of communication studies, including organizational, interpersonal, intercultural, public relations, mass media, and communication theory.  Students are grounded in communication research, both theoretical and applied. Substantial flexibility exists for the student in communication to design a course and research program that fits his or her unique and specialized professional and educational goals.

About Us

The Department of Communication is an energetic multidisciplinary department made up of programs in Communication Studies, Mass Communication in Broadcast Journalism, Print Journalism, and Advertising/PR.  The department teaches both the theoretical and practical applications of the various fields of communication by offering a variety of classes, online classes, special projects and activities where students can get hands-on experience.

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BMAIN 1.534 
956- 882-7818

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