Communication Studies at St. Mary’s
The Department of Communication Studies develops future leaders, advocates, visual designers, writers and communicators through an interdisciplinary, international and integrated program of communication research, education, engagement and application.
Through its undergraduate program and student organizations, it focuses on understanding how information processes and communication technologies impact to local and global communities and prepares students for careers as effective and ethical communicators and leaders, with awareness of and appreciation for contemporary communication issues and with the skills and tools conducive to success across professional contexts.
Rattler Focus and Rattler Readiness
Have you lost your job due to COVID-19? Rattler Focus and Rattler Readiness are virtual workforce development workshops open to Bexar County residents. The workshops are in partnership with Project Quest and are no cost to participants. Read our Gold & Blue article, “St. Mary’s programs fight COVID-19 job loss.”
Academic Programs in the Department of Communication Studies
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Communication Studies
Undergraduate
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Visual Communication Design
Undergraduate
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English Communication
Undergraduate
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Master of Arts in Communication Studies
Graduate
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Graduate Certificate in Public Communication, Public Policy and Public Leadership
Graduate Certificate
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Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication
Graduate Certificate
Faculty in the Department of Communication Studies
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Camille Langston, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Studies
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Brother Dennis R. Bautista, S.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication Studies
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Katherine Hampsten, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Studies
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Amanda Hill, Ph.D. Interim Chair of Communication Studies
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Kathe Lehman-Meyer Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice