The Department of Communication is composed of Mass Communication and Speech Communication. Each area has its own baccalaureate degree program, and they collaborate to offer an undergraduate department major in strategic communication. Admission to each of the undergraduate major programs in communication is limited (see Pre-Major link for details).

The department has about 600 undergraduate majors and is one of the largest departments in the College of Arts and Science.

Communication students are provided a broad exposure to the discipline of communication. The faculty is composed of award-winning teachers and active scholars.