Communicating Arts

Overview

No matter where your path takes you, there’s one skill that’s essential to your success – communication. Effective communication is crucial in nearly every profession, occupation and career.

UW-Superior is a leader in the art and practice of communication, with a renowned Communicating Arts Department featuring opportunities to study communication in multiple forms, including theatre and digital filmmaking. Plus, our cutting-edge multimedia journalism concentration will give you the skills and confidence to become a digital storyteller in nearly any industry. Benefit from state-of-the-art theatre and video production facilities and equipment. Wisconsin Public Radio affiliate KUWS is located on our campus, providing audio production and on-air opportunities, and the Promethean student newspaper offers real-life experience as well.

This major is offered in on-campus and online formats. Minors in communication and multimedia journalism are offered both on campus and online. A minor in theatre is offered on campus only.

Tell Your Own Story

Gain hands-on experience by directing a movie, creating digital media content or acting in a play.

Get Involved

Write for the student newspaper or host a show on 91.3 KUWS Superior.

Faculty Mentors

Benefit from one-on-one mentorship from our world-class faculty.

What You’ll Learn

In the communicating arts program, you will study a range of intriguing and relevant topics to become effective communicators and will be prepared to participate creatively and analytically in our ever-changing world. You will discover your voice as an artist in theatre and digital filmmaking, as a storyteller in journalism and social media production, and as a strong communicator in a complex global society. You may choose from three concentrations to find the best fit for your academic and career goals: Communication, Multimedia Journalism, or Theatre and Digital Filmmaking.

With a major in communicating arts at UW-Superior, you will:

• Build a practical portfolio of original work.
• Study a range of intriguing and relevant topics to become an effective communicator.
• Become prepared to participate creatively and analytically in our ever-changing world.
• Gain theoretical perspectives and apply interpersonal, global and cultural communication frameworks applicable in virtually any profession.
• Discover your voice as an artist in theatre and digital filmmaking, as a digital storyteller in journalism and social media production, and as a communicator in a complex global society.

Program Outcomes/Career Opportunities

A degree in communicating arts opens the door to many different professional career opportunities. Media and communication jobs are projected to grow at a rate of 4 percent in the next 10 years (Bureau of Labor Statistics).