Department of Communication Studies | University of Northern Iowa

Welcome to Communication Studies!

The Department of Communication Studies is diverse and dynamic, and you can find us in our state-of-the-art facilities in Lang Hall.

We are dedicated to providing our students with a variety of experiences inside and outside of the classroom that will help them prepare for a career in a communication-related field.

Our mission is:

to assist students in becoming informed, responsible, creative, and critical communicators
to enhance student knowledge of, and skill in, the construction, interpretation, and distribution of communication in diverse cultural and global communities
to promote theoretical understanding and professional/personal practice of effective and ethical human communication between and within a broad range of contexts and communities.

Featured Stories


	Filmmaker Anne Makepeace to visit UNI October 6-9 Award-winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace will visit the University of Northern Iowa October 6-9, 2013 as part of the William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series. Makepeace will host screenings of four of her award-winning films, as well as visit...
	Comm Major Harrison Postler is Commencement Speaker; More than 100 Communication Majors Graduate Harrison Postler, a senior communication major and an award-winning member of UNI's Forensics team, gave the student address at the Spring 2013 commencement in the McLeod Center on May 11. Postler was one of 110 graduates granted a BA from the Department of...
	Speech Team Repeats Top 10 Finish at Nationals This weekend, the University of Northern Iowa Speech team competed at the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Hutchinson, Kansas. This is the most selective and competitive collegiate national speech tournament....