What is Communication?

The major in Communication is designed around two central goals:

• Increasing knowledge about communication processes and their impact on society
  
• Developing communication skills and competencies

 In pursuing these goals, the Department of Communication has adopted a social and behavioral science orientation toward the study of human communication.  All majors study communication in a wide variety of contexts, including interpersonal communication, media communication, and public relations in both mediated and face-to-face settings.  A broad spectrum of classes enables students to critically analyze communication as well as recognize their own ethical responsibilities to self and community.  The Communication faculty is also committed to turning theory into effective skills for speaking, critical thinking, writing, and media production so that academic knowledge and experience extend beyond the classroom into future opportunities for our students.

​PRNEWS​ ​has named UD's Department of Communication to its annual Education A List, recognizing the department's robust​ undergraduate and graduate programs as among the best in training future public relations, communications, and marketing professionals.​ UD communication courses specialize in media communication, mass media, public relations, and marketing communications.​

Learn more about earning a communication degree from the University of Delaware:

• Program Information
• Careers in Communication
• What UD Graduates are D​oing Now
• Honors Program​​
• COMM @ YouTube​
• Resources​
• UD Video Tour​