University of Texas at El Paso Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog

Communication

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The Department of Communication at the University of Texas at El Paso is housed in the Cotton Memorial Building on the UTEP campus. The department was created in 1984 through the merger of the Department of Mass Communication and the Speech program, formerly part of the Department of Speech and Drama. The history and evolution of the program of study in Communication at UTEP, however, goes back to the late 1940s when the Department of Radio-Television and Journalism was first established. Today's program reflects a set of contemporary perspectives of the many innovations, both conceptually and technologically, which continue to define the field of Communication.
 
The UTEP program in Communication is a contemporary blend of the humanistic and applied directions of the field. The Department offers five areas of concentration: Communication Studies, Digital Media Production, Organizational and Corporate Communication, Multimedia Journalism, and Media Advertising. We also offer minors in Communication Studies and Film Studies.  Our faculty includes a number of highly recognized experts in the various Communication subfields. We hope you will enjoy browsing our website to learn more about programs, including our majors, graduate degrees, and ongoing research projects. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us directly.
 

Programs

Master of Arts

Chair 

Stacey Sowards
Contact Information: ssowards@utep.edu; 915-747-8854
Education: MA, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Kansas

Professor

Frank Perez
Contact Information: fperez1@utep.edu; 915-747-6287
Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of New Mexico

Arvind Singhal
Contact Information: asinghal@utep.edu; 915-747-5129
Education: MA, University of Southern California; Ph D, University of Southern California

Chung-Chuan Yang
Contact Information: cyang@utep.edu; 915-747-6517
Education: Ph D, Ohio State University

Associate Professor

Yannick Atouba
Contact Information: yatouba@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, University of Illinois

Roberto Avant-Mier
Contact Information: ravantmier@utep.edu; 915-747-6588
Education: Ph D, University of Utah

Maria de los Angeles Flores
Contact Information: mdelosangelesflores@utep.edu; 915-747-8798
Education: Ph D, University of Texas at Austin

Sabiha Khan
Contact Information: skhan2@utep.edu; 915-747-7690
Education: Ph D, University of Michigan

Richard Pineda
Contact Information: rdpineda@utep.edu; 915-747-6678
Education: Ph D, Wayne State University

Thomas Ruggiero
Contact Information: truggier@utep.edu; 915-747-5762
Education: BA, University of Oregon School of Journalism; MS, Shippensburg University; Ph D, Bowling Green State University

Sarah Upton
Contact Information: smupton@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, University of New Mexico

Assistant Professor

Carlos Tarin
Contact Information: catarin@utep.edu; 915-747-6202
Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of Colorado -- Boulder; Ph D, University of Utah

The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Communication
Cotton Memorial, Room 201
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79902

Phone: 915.747.5129

Email: roantill@utep.edu

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