About

UST's Communication & Journalism Department was established July 1, 2007. The existing Department of Communication Studies and Department of Journalism & Mass Communication combined to create the new department because the faculty recognized that communication forms are intertwining so closely today that it's difficult to separate them.

We have seized the opportunity to combine and create an innovative program that has two strong traditions as its foundation. We are pulling together courses from our previous programs to create new combinations, and we are designing new courses that cut across communication boundaries. The resulting Communication & Journalism major and minor will be distinctive among institutions of higher education when it takes effect in the fall of 2008.

We have 18 full-time faculty members, who bring Ph.D.s from some of the top doctoral programs in communication and journalism, and about 20 part-time faculty, who bring strong professional credentials. We value excellence in teaching, and most of our classes encourage students to participate as partners in engaged, active learning.