College of Communication and Information's COVID-19 Response.
See University of Kentucky's Fall 2020 Restart Plans.
The Department of Communication is one of the nation's top Communication programs serving students at the University of Kentucky for nearly 50 years.
Communication is an essential part of every industry. Find a course that speaks to you!
Every year, more Communication classes are being offered online.
Our faculty are highly accomplished with a broad range of experience and expertise.
Communication courses offered at the University of Kentucky.
The Department of Communication is one of three units in the College of Communication and Information. We offer Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees for undergraduate Communication majors and teach most of the graduate courses leading to a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Communication through the College’s Graduate Program in Communication. We are noted for our emphasis in health communication, as reflected by our ranking by the National Communication Association as 6th in the nation in health communication doctoral programs. We enjoy unparalleled research technology support and are one of the most highly funded communication departments in the nation.
Faculty in the Department of Communication are actively engaged in social science research and community outreach, which provides our students with the opportunity to learn about the latest theoretical breakthroughs and practical applications firsthand.
The Fall 2020 semester will begin on Monday, August 17th!
Featured updates from the Department of Communication.
Congratulations to Dr. Diane Francis, funding recipient from the UK CURE COVID-19 Pilot Program for her proposal “Communication Inequalities and COVID-19 Outcomes Among African Americans.” Learn more about the program at https://www.ccts.uky.edu/about-ccts/cores/pilot-funding-core/covid-19-pilot-funding-program
Congratulations to Dr. Nicky Lewis, who was awarded the Early Career Research Award by the Sports Communication Interest Group of the International Communication Association (ICA) at their 2020 convention.
Our students worked incredibly hard to reach the milestone of their college graduation, and not even a global pandemic was going to stop us from recognizing their accomplishment. On May 8th, we held an online ceremony to bring together students, faculty, staff, family, and friends to celebrate our graduates and show our Wildcat pride. You can view the video of the ceremony here.
Dr. Marko Dragojevic recently published the article "Extending the fluency principle: Factors that increase listeners' processing fluency positively bias their language attitudes" in the journal Communication Monographs.
Student Awards/Deans List
On April 20th we held another online celebration for our student award winners and our dean's list recipients from the last year! This year's Outstanding Student Award winners are:
Outstanding Junior: Benedicta Wiafe
