COVID-19 Updates and Resources Search Menu Sorry, your browser does not support inline SVG. The Department of Communication The Clemson University Department of Communication is committed to educating and producing leaders who can navigate the challenges of an ever-changing global community. The department espouses an environment of collegiality and collaboration and aims to achieve goals for inclusive excellence set forth by the ClemsonForward strategic plan. Degrees show submenu for Degrees Students show submenu for Students Research Centers show submenu for Centers Alumni & Friends Clemson Home College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences Academics Current: Communication Housed in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, the Department of Communication offers three academic degree programs: a BA in Communication, a BA in Sports Communication, and an MA in Communication, Technology and Society. The department also offers a graduate certificate in Health Communication, minors in Communication and Sports Communication, and serves the university through two introductory general education communication courses that serve over 3,000 students each year. The department is affiliated with Clemson University’s Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute, a multi-disciplinary platform for the academic study of sport sciences across the University, and houses the Charles Campbell Professorship in Sports Communication. The department is also home to several facilities and co-curricular activities including WSBF 88.1 FM, The Tigernewspaper, Tigervision TV network, Social Media Listening Center, Communication Center and Research Lab, a nationally and internationally-recognized debate team, and student study abroad programs. A Brief History The history of Clemson University’s Department of Communication dates back to the 1980s when Communication courses were taught in the Departments of English and Performing Arts in the College of Liberal Arts. A Department of Speech and Communications was created in 1995 in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, a new college created after a comprehensive university reorganization that same year. In the early 2000s, the department was renamed the Department of Communication Studies and, over the next 15 years, the department added new faculty, launched a new undergraduate degree in sports communication, opened a Social Media Listening Center, reinvigorated the debate program, and launched a new master’s degree program. During an academic college reorganization in 2016, the newly renamed Department of Communication joined the new College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences. Approximately 40 faculty (14 tenured/tenure-track, 17 full-time non-tenure-track, and several adjunct faculty), 325 undergraduate majors, 300 undergraduate minors, 20 graduate students (nearly all on funded assistantships), and three staff members study and work across the department’s programs and engage through its facilities and co-curricular initiatives. Vision | Mission | Goals Our People TV News Partnerships Professional Affiliations Tiger Media Alumni Newsletter Contacts Communication, B.A. Sports Communication, B.A. Communication, Technology & Society, M.A.C.T.S. COMMUNICATION NEWS CBSHS recognizes research publication and scholarship The Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) has recognized faculty from each of its seven departments for outstanding research publications. October 19, 2021 Researchers to fight online disinformation by creating digital literacy tools Faculty from the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences and College of Business are part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers developing digital literacy tools to help curb the negative effects of online disinformation. Darren Linvill, associate professor in the Department of Communication, and Patrick Warren, associate professor in the Department of Economics, join a team of researchers led by the University of Buffalo on the project. The research team has received a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator, a program that builds upon basic research and discovery to accelerate solutions toward societal impact. October 7, 2021 College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences appoints interim chairs in communication, public health sciences The Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences has appointed interim chairs for the Department of Communication and the Department of Public Health Sciences. July 1, 2021 Faculty member encourages undergraduate research on communication, culture with new Creative Inquiry project James Gilmore, assistant professor in the Department of Communication, started an undergraduate-focused research course in order to offer students in the department a chance to drill down into research projects in a way that isn’t feasible in a larger, theory-based class. The Collaborative on Communication and Culture takes advantage of Clemson Creative Inquiry, a University-wide program that engages students in research activities on a variety of topics, and affords Gilmore the opportunity to work with students in small groups or individually on research topics with the end goal of publishing research. Find out about what the class has accomplished so far and how events in our country at the start of 2021 steered the class’s research this semester. April 9, 2021 Department of Communication Copyright © 2021 Clemson University Department of Communication | 408 Strode Tower 864-656-1567 | Email Us | Website Updates Engage With Us Through Facebook Twitter Policy/Terms of Use Web Accessibility Ethics/Safety Hotline Privacy Policy Copyright © 2021 Clemson University • Clemson, South Carolina 29634 Clemson University Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin Youtube Resources A-Z Index Campus Map CU Safety Directory Webcams Apply to Clemson