Department of Communication Studies

Seventeen faculty members across various departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 19 books last year.   Seventeen faculty members across various departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 19 books last year.

Students earning degrees in studio art, communication, writing, music, theater and more are being recognized for their outstanding creative work.

The community is invited to experience the arts being created by UAB students and faculty with this curated list of performances and happenings.

An intensive exploration across a range of disciplines, the BFA program of study at UAB prepares students to pursue careers as artists and designers or continue to graduate school.

Alexis McClellan’s journey to earning her degree at UAB reflects her resilience as a first-generation, transfer and nontraditional student who has built a promising future in public relations.

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 CAS Champions. CAS Champions are student ambassadors who serve as leaders within the College.

With larger incoming classes and the expansion of new, innovative certificate and degree programs, the College welcomes five new department chairs to support the CAS community. Viability and Organizational Health are two unique foundational values in the College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan.

This national award, considered to be the “gold standard” for excellence by the Public Relations Student Society of America, recognizes the chapter’s outstanding work in programming and relationship opportunities.

College of Arts and Sciences faculty gathered at the Abroms-Engel Insitute for the Visual Arts on April 21 to celebrate 19 authors.

The student organization was named Outstanding Chapter and Chapter of the Year, plus won awards for Chapter Campaign, Community Service and Chapter Website, nine Medallion Awards, and awards of Excellence and Merit.

Jacquelyn Shaia, J.D., Ph.D., director of UAB’s Public Relations curriculum, is faculty advisor for the nationally recognized PRCA/PRSSA student chapter.

The national Dr. F.H.

Mercer, 21, of Spanish Fort, Alabama, also won the Miss Congeniality and Talent awards, winning $2,600 in scholarships.

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions. The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions.

How do you ask somebody questions about the worst experience of their life, all while filming their response? That was the dilemma facing 2014 University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Zach Moore recently as he created a documentary in his role as Communications Manager of Digital Media for the non-profit Immune Deficiency Foundation.

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure). The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure).

Dr. Larry PowellThe University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Department of Communications Studies is mourning the loss of Dr.

On September 19, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s National Alumni Society hosted its 2024 Alumni Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting at the UAB Alumni House. On September 19, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s National Alumni Society hosted its 2024 Alumni Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting at the UAB Alumni House.

This marks the sixth year in a row that the UAB chapter has been accorded this honor.

Studying abroad as a Gilman Scholar helps students gain professional skills, build language proficiencies and develop knowledgeable perspectives of the world to help them succeed in their careers.