NCA Program Ranks:
Health communication (tied for first)

Intercultural-international communication (ranked seventh)
Interpersonal-small group communication (ranked third
- includes family communication)

Political communication
(ranked tenth)

Rhetorical communication
(ranked third)

Thank you for your interest in our graduate program in Communication Arts and Sciences. We are pleased that you are considering Penn State for your advanced degree. We have an excellent program because we have excellent people, both faculty and students. Should you join us, you will become part of a long tradition of leadership in the field.

Our department is characterized by a determination to help students realize their potential as independent scholars. You will find that faculty and students in this department study a variety of topics, including rhetoric and communication theory. We are all united, however, by our interest in human communication.

I hope you can join us in our quest for better understandings of how people communicate in a variety of settings. I am confident that you will find the time you spend studying Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State productive and rewarding.

Sincerely,
Dennis Gouran
Professor and Graduate Director
g8v@psu.edu
(814) 863-8966

Procedural application information: email casprogram@psu.edu

Programmatic and content information about our graduate program and the activities: email g8v@psu.edu