New this year
Moody College unveils new curricula, programs and creative work
Moody College launches ‘What It’s Like’ podcast
This year, Moody College, in collaboration with the college’s The Drag Audio Production House, released its new, highly anticipated podcast, "What It's Like." The podcast showcases compelling narratives from alumni, faculty, students and friends who share their experiences of achieving success in numerous communication fields. Podcast guests have included journalists, advertising professionals, movie producers, podcasters and more, such as film star Glen Powell, producer Neal Moritz and NPR’s “Pop Culture Happy Hour” host Aisha Harris. The podcast is produced, reported and hosted by Moody College students who work for The Drag Audio and is part of the college’s commitment to providing students with the latest skills and hands-on, life-changing experiences.
Communication Studies degree plan adds two new tracks
The Communication Studies degree plan now offers students opportunities to pursue tracks in global and intercultural communication and strategic and risk communication. The global and intercultural communication track focuses on the role of communication across various societal groups with the aim of understanding opinions and values across national and cultural boundaries. Students develop skills in how to use language to facilitate interactions with an array of people and to manage issues from a global, local and organizational context. The strategic and risk communication track emphasizes the growing need for effective risk strategies in today’s complex society. Students will develop skills in identifying target audiences, creating customized communication strategies, and managing risk communication properly to achieve a variety of goals. These new tracks add to the degree plan’s three other tracks: corporate communication, political communication and human relations communication.
Texas Student Media unveils new advertising and public relations agency
University of Texas at Austin students now have an opportunity to work with real-world clients as part of a new student-run advertising and public relations agency, Tower & Bridge Communications. The agency is a collaboration between Texas Student Media and Moody College of Communication’s Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations. It will offer students a chance to work in a number of industry-related areas, including account management, public relations, social media, content creation and analytics, as well as other leadership roles. Read more.
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