It all comes down to one thing

Successful careers have one thing in common: strong communication. At Iowa, you'll learn how communication works, why it matters, what’s at stake, and most importantly, how to do it effectively. 

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Why Iowa?

Writing and communication have been at the center of the University of Iowa’s educational mission for a century.

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“The kernel of the idea definitely came during our time at the University of Iowa.”

Bryan Woods (’07 BA), co-writer, A Quiet Place

Upcoming Events

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Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture with Damion Thomas

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00pm to 7:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
The University of Iowa Libraries and the Department of American Studies welcome all to attend a lecture in Shambaugh Auditorium by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Damion Thomas. In his talk, entitled "Leveling the Playing Field: Sports at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Thomas will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the sports gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Since opening in...
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Counterpoint: The Politics of (International) Writing

Monday, October 14, 2024 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Voxman Music Building
How do politics affect what poets or novelists write, and even how they write it? How does literature inform political discourse? What is cultural diplomacy, why is it so important, and what is the UI’s role in promoting it? For this inaugural event in the Obermann Center’s new Counterpoint public conversation series, Christopher Merrill — poet, nonfiction writer, translator, editor, and director of the UI’s renowned International Writing Program — and Loren Glass, a historian of creative...
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“I think the degree is kind of a 'Swiss army knife' of skills that are useful in the real world.”

Harley Atchison (’22 BA)

Careers in Communication

Communication Studies graduates have exciting careers in an extraordinarily wide range of fields and industries.

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