College of Arts and Communication

COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM

Degree Programs

Explore a world of professional possibilities! Two undergraduate majors (Communication and Journalism) offer six areas of study to accommodate a wide variety of interests. Students can even create their own individualized degree! Get started on your journey by scrolling through the options below to learn more.

Communication majors holding class in Timmerman Auditorium

Corporate and Health Communication

Students work with several monitors to broadcast a basketball game at UW-Whitewater.

Electronic Media

Alumnus Ed Steckley shows work from his advertising portfolio.

Public Relations

Three students gather around several monitors.

Advertising

Broadcast/Print/Web

Two journalism students interviewing a group of fans who were gathered outside the Rio Paralympic games on UW-Whitewater’s first Diversity in Sports travel study.

International Journalism

A student can also minor in any of the six emphasis areas, or complete our general communication minor. In addition to our great undergraduate majors and minors, the Department of Communication also offers a fully online master’s degree in Communication, and a number of master’s certificates.

Campus Media

White graphic of a TV set on a blue background.

UWW-TV Cable19

WSUW 91.7 The Edge

Royal Purple News

Our Communication Faculty

All of our faculty have industry experience. That means they know what you'll face when you leave UW-Whitewater and enter into your career.

Tammy French

Tammy French has been at UW-Whitewater in the Department of Communication since 2006. She is the Coordinator of Comm 110 (Introduction to Public Speaking), CORE Proficiency Courses and also the Graduate Instructional Assistant (GIA) Program.

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Marieke Spiegelhoff

Marieke is herself a graduate of the UW educational system, earning her Master’s degree from UW-Milwaukee in Communication. At UW-Whitewater since 2006, Marieke supports the Department of Communication in teaching Comm 110, interpersonal communication, conflict and listening. Marieke’s goal in the classroom is to help students bridge the information from textbooks to real life application.