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Arts and communications

From screenwriting to technical writing, and from studio arts to teaching English, learn how people communicate and how to express yourself.

Arts and communications

Undergraduate major

  • Creative Writing BA
  • English BA
  • English for Teaching BS
  • Ethnic Studies BA
  • Gender Studies BA
  • History BA
  • Liberal Arts BA
  • Media Studies
  • Professional Communication BA: Organizational Communication Track
  • Professional Communication BA: Public Relations Track
  • Screenwriting BA
  • Studio Arts BA
  • Technical Communication and Professional Writing BA
  • Theater BA

Undergraduate minor

  • Creative Writing Minor
  • Design of User Experience Minor
  • Digital Media Minor
  • Environmental Communication Minor
  • Ethnic Studies Minor
  • Game Studies Minor
  • History Minor
  • Media Literacy Minor
  • Organizational Communication Minor
  • Public Relations Minor
  • Religious Studies Minor
  • Research and Information Studies Minor
  • Screenwriting Minor
  • Studio Arts Minor
  • Technical Communication Minor
  • Theater Minor

Graduate degree

  • Liberal Studies MA
  • Technical Communication MS
  • Urban Education MS: Secondary Education Teacher Preparation Concentration for English Teaching

Graduate certificate

  • Design of User Experience GCERT

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