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The '''Northwestern University School of Communication''' is an undergraduate and graduate institution devoted to the academic study of communication arts and sciences, located on [[Northwestern University]]'s campus in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Illinois]], United States, about 12 miles north of downtown [[Chicago]]. The School also has a campus in [[Education City]] in [[Doha|Doha, Qatar]], as part of Northwestern's Qatar Campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/education/academic-programs/communication/index.html|title=Bachelor of Science, Communication - Northwestern University in Qatar|website=www.qatar.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-28}}</ref>

The school's mission is to "advance the arts, sciences, and practices of human communication through every appropriate means, and especially through education, scholarship, artistic work, policy analysis, and advocacy."<ref name="communication.northwestern.edu" /> The school offers 6 major degrees, 2 dual degree programs, 5 minor degrees, and 16 module certifications for undergraduates, as well as 10 masters programs, 4 masters/doctorate programs, and 5 doctorate programs for graduates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/program-finder|title=Program Finder {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-28}}</ref> It consists of five departments: the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Communication Studies, Department of Performance Studies, Department of Radio/Television/Film, and Department of Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/departments|title=Departments {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref>

Many School of Communication alumni who have made their mark in film and television include [[Ann-Margret]], [[Warren Beatty]], [[David Schwimmer]], [[Heather Headley]], [[Stephen Colbert]], and [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]].

== History ==
[[File:Annie May Swift Hall.jpg|thumb|Annie May Swift Hall]]The school can be traced back to 1878, when the Department of [[Elocution]] was established at Northwestern University by Robert McClean Cumnock. Initially, classes were offered as part of a two-year certificate program, but as courses grew increasingly popular, the university established the School of Oratory in 1891. In 1895, Annie May Swift Hall was opened to house the school, a purpose it continues to fulfill today.<ref name="Pridmore2000" /> The School of Oratory was subsequently renamed to the School of Speech in 1921, and later became the School of Communication in 2002 to reflect the school's expanding offerings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2002/06/26/archive-manual/trustees-ok-school-of-speech-name-change/|title=Trustees OK School of Speech name change|last=Bowman|first=Becky|website=The Daily Northwestern|date=26 June 2002|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref> In 2008, Northwestern opened their Qatar campus, part of the Education City initiative, offering programs of study in both the School of Communication as well as the [[Medill School of Journalism]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-11-08/news/0711070611_1_middle-east-al-jazeera-journalism|title=Northwestern expanding to Mideast|newspaper=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2016-11-11}}</ref>

==Programs of study==
The School of Communication is divided into five departments, each of which offers Undergraduate and Graduate degree programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/departments|title=Departments {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref> Certain programs, such as the MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises and the MA in Sound Arts and Industries are cross-departmental, while [[Double degree|dual degree]] programs are also offered in Communication and Engineering, in partnership with the [[Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science|McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science]], and Music and Communication, in partnership with the [[Bienen School of Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/programs/dual_communication_engineering/|title=Dual Degree Program in Communication and Engineering {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/programs/dual_communication_music/|title=Dual Degree Program in Music and Communication {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref> In 2011, the school introduced modular curriculum options for undergraduate students, involving "modules" which require in-depth completion of courses and projects related to a specific topic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/sites/default/files/publications/DialogueWinter2016.pdf|title=Dialogue: Winter 2016|date=2016|publisher=Northwestern University School of Communication}}</ref> Current modules include [[Digital media|Digital Media]], [[Playwriting]], and [[Health communication|Health Communication]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://society.northwestern.edu/|title=Module Communities {{!}} SoCiety|website=society.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>

== Facilities ==

=== Performance venues ===
[[File:The_Virginia_Wadsworth_Wirtz_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts.jpg|thumb|Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts]]
The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts houses four performance venues for the Departments of Theatre and Performance Studies. The Ethel M. Barber Theater, the Josephine Louis Theater, the Hal and Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, and the Mussetter-Struble Theater are all located in this center. The Wirtz Center also includes two dance and rehearsal studios called the South Rehearsal Room and the Bergen. In addition to these performance and rehearsal spaces, the Wirtz Center houses a costume shop, a scene shop, and computer labs for design purposes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/WirtzCenter|title=The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> The Wirtz Center directly adjoins the Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center, which houses two dance studios (the Ballroom and the Cellar) for rehearsals and performances for the Dance Program.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/MarshallDanceCenter|title=Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> These venues are all located on the southern end of the University's Evanston Campus, on the shore of [[Lake Michigan]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

Cahn Auditorium, the largest venue on Northwestern's campus, has a seating capacity of 1,000, including balcony seating, and has an orchestra pit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/CahnAuditorium|title=Cahn Auditorium {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> Cahn Auditorium hosts the annual Waa-Mu Show, as well as many other student and professional productions.<ref name=":1" />

=== Class buildings ===
[[File:Frances_Searle_Building.jpg|thumb|Frances Searle Building]]
Annie May Swift Hall houses faculty offices, classrooms, and the film library for the Department of Radio/Television/Film (RTVF).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/AnnieMaySwiftHall|title=Annie May Swift Hall {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> It also features the Peggy Dow Helmerich Auditorium and the [[Alvina Krause]] Studio, a black box theater named for a former theater and performance studies professor.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/spring2010/campuslife/krausestudio.html|title=New Theater Honors Alvina Krause, Northwestern Magazine|website=www.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>

John J. Louis Hall is the center for production and post-production for the RTVF Department. This building includes classroom spaces, editing studios, sound production studios, a black-box theater, the radio station facilities for [[WNUR-FM]], and the Barbara and Garry Marshall Studio stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/LouisHall|title=John J. Louis Hall {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>

The Fisk Digital Media Studio is an editing lab for the RTVF Department, otherwise occupied by the Medill School of Journalism. The lab hosts 20 Mac computers with an editing and design software like Avid Media Composer, [[DaVinci Resolve]], ProTools, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe After Effects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/FiskDigitalMediaStudio|title=Fisk Digital Media Studio {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>

The Northwestern University Center for Audiology, Speech, Language, and Learning (NUCASLL) houses classroom facilities for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in addition to a health clinic for the local community. This clinic includes a Developmental Diagnostic Program as a joint project with the [[Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago]] and an Aphasia Center. The clinic at NUCASLL provides free screenings for speech and hearing for the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/CASLL|title=Northwestern University Center for Audiology, Speech, Language, and Learning {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>

The Frances Searle Building houses classroom and office spaces for the Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Communication Studies. The MA in Sound Arts & Industries recently added the SoundTank space to Frances Searle's facilities in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/FrancesSearleBuilding|title=Frances Searle Building {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>

=== Administration building ===
[[File:Patrick_G._and_Shirley_W._Ryan_Center_for_the_Musical_Arts.jpg|thumb|Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts]]
The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts is home to the School of Communication's Dean's office and administration for several of its departments (Theatre, Performance Studies, and Dance).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/facilities/RyanCenter|title=Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> The facility also houses performance venues and classroom space for the [[Bienen School of Music]]. The building was awarded LEED Gold status.<ref name=":3" />

== Notable faculty ==
{{Main article|List of Northwestern University faculty}}

Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/faculty/school.php|title=Faculty {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref>

* [[Noshir Contractor]], authority on [[Social network|social networks]] and [[Web science]]
*[[Peter Dallos]], expert on the [[molecular biology]] of the [[cochlea]]
*[[Leslie DeChurch]], authority on [[leadership]] and [[Multiteam system|multiteam systems]]
*[[Frank Galati]], [[Tony Award]]-winning director and professor of performance studies
* [[Dilip Gaonkar]], authority on rhetorical theory
*[[Darren Gergle]], expert on [[Human–computer interaction|human-computer interaction]] and [[social computing]]
*[[Robert Hariman]], scholar of public culture and the rhetoric of [[photojournalism]]
* [[E. Patrick Johnson]], professor of performance studies
* [[Viorica Marian]], professor and expert on [[multilingualism]]
*[[Daniel J. O'Keefe|Daniel O’Keefe]], authority on [[argumentation theory]] and [[persuasion]]
* [[Eric Patrick]], professor of radio/television/film, experimental filmmaker, and 2006 [[Guggenheim Fellowship|Guggenheim Fellow]]
*[[Janice Radway]], American literary and cultural studies scholar
* [[Todd Rosenthal]], [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Tony Award]]-winning scenic designer
* [[Anna Shapiro]], professor and director at the [[Steppenwolf Theatre]]
* [[Lynn Spigel]], scholar of television and American culture
*[[Ellen Wartella]], expert on the role media plays in child development
*[[James G. Webster|James Webster]], authority on [[audience theory]] and [[Audience measurement|measurement]]
* [[David Zarefsky]], authority on [[rhetoric]] and [[Forensics (public speaking)|forensics]]
* [[Mary Zimmerman]], [[Tony Award]]-winning director and professor of performance studies

== Notable alumni ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/learn/alumni.php|title=Notable Alumni {{!}} Northwestern University School of Communication|website=www.communication.northwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref>

=== Theater ===
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Jayne Atkinson]], [[Tony Award]]-nominated actress (Communication '81)
*[[Craig Bierko]], Tony Award-nominated actor
*[[Charles Busch]], actor, Tony Award-nominated playwright (Communication '76)
*[[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]], Tony Award-nominated actress (Communication '93)
*[[Gregg Edelman]], Tony Award-nominated actor (Communication '80)
*[[Frank Galati]], Tony Award-winning, [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated director; writer, actor, and retired Northwestern professor (Communication '65)
*[[Michael Greif]], director, ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' (Communication '81)
*[[Heather Headley]], Tony Award-winning actress, star of ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]]'', ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'', [[Grammy Award]]-nominated R&B singer (Communication '97)
*[[Brian d'Arcy James]], Tony Award-nominated actor (Communication '90)
*[[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]], Tony Award-winning playwright and scriptwriter (Communication '83)
*[[Susan Messing]], performer, teacher, and director at [[The Second City]], [[ImprovOlympic]], and the [[Annoyance Theatre]] (Communication '86)
*[[Jason Moore (director)|Jason Moore]], Tony Award-winning director, ''[[Avenue Q]]'' (Communication '93)
*[[Denis O'Hare]], Tony Award-winning actor (Communication '84)
*[[Mary Zimmerman]], Northwestern professor, Tony Award-winning director (Communication '82)
}}

=== Film ===
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Ann-Margret]], actress (Communication '63)
*[[Warren Beatty]], actor, [[Academy Award]]-winning producer (Communication '59)
*[[Richard Benjamin]], actor/director (Communication '60)
*[[Eric Bernt]], screenwriter (Communication '86)
*[[Clancy Brown]], actor (Communication '81)
*[[Peggy Dow]] (Peggy V. Helmerich), film actress and philanthropist (Communication '48)
*[[Charlton Heston]], Academy Award-winning actor (Communication '45)
*[[Jeffrey Hunter]], film and television actor and producer (Communication '50)
*[[Jennifer Jones]], also known as Phylis Isley, Academy Award-winning actress (Communication '40)
*[[Sherry Lansing]], former chairman, [[Paramount Pictures]] (Communication '66)
*[[Garry Marshall]], TV and movie producer (Medill '56)
*[[Dermot Mulroney]], actor (Communication '85)
*[[Patricia Neal]], Academy Award-winning actress (Communication '47)
*[[George Newbern]], actor (Communication '86)
*[[Dana Olsen]], screenwriter (Communication '80)
*[[Paula Prentiss]], actress (Communication '59)
*[[Tony Roberts (actor)|Tony Roberts]], actor (Communication '61)
}}

=== Television ===
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*[[Greg Berlanti]], screenwriter, ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''; creator and writer, ''[[Everwood]]'' (Communication '94)<ref name="northwestern-emmys">{{cite web|url=http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/news/press release.php?itemID=285|title=NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI TAKE HOME EMMY AWARDS|date=September 24, 2013|publisher=Northwestern School of Communication|access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Robert Borden (TV producer)|Robert Borden]], executive producer
*[[Zach Braff]], actor/writer/director (Communication '97)
*[[McLean Stevenson]], actor, ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' (School of Speech '52)
*[[Bruno Campos]], actor (Communication '95)
*[[Stephen Colbert]], host, ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', ''[[The Colbert Report]]''; reporter, ''[[The Daily Show]]'' (Communication '86)<ref name="northwestern-emmys" />
*[[Ana Gasteyer]], actress (Communication '89)
*[[Ileen Getz]], actress (Communication '83)
*[[Eric Gilliland]], writer/producer (Communication '84)
*[[Anna Gunn]], actress (Communication '90)<ref name="northwestern-emmys" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://dailynorthwestern.com/2010/04/08/campus/campusarchived/q-a-breaking-bad-star-reflects-on-nu-memories/|title=Q&A: 'Breaking Bad' star reflects on NU memories|last=LaMagna|first=Maria|date=April 8, 2010|newspaper=The Daily Northwestern|access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Marg Helgenberger]], Emmy Award-winning actress (Communication '82)
*[[David Hollander]], screenwriter and TV producer (Communication '90)
*[[Laura Innes]], actress (Communication '79)
*[[Richard Kind]], actor (Communication '78)
*[[Cloris Leachman]], Academy Award-winning actress (Communication '48)
*[[Harry Lennix]], actor (Communication '86)
*[[Richard J. Lewis]], director (Communication '83)
*[[Shelley Long]], actress (Communication '71)
*[[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], actress, ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'' and ''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]'' (Communication '83)<ref name="northwestern-emmys" />
*[[Meghan Markle]], actress, ''[[Suits (U.S. TV series)|Suits]]'' (Communication '03)
*[[Michael Markowitz]], writer and producer (Communication '83)
*[[Seth Meyers]], actor, ''[[Saturday Night Live|SNL]]''; host, ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' (Communication '96)<ref name="northwestern-emmys" />
*[[Megan Mullally]], Emmy Award-winning actress, ''[[Will & Grace]]'' (Communication '81)
*[[Margaret Nagle]], actress, Emmy-nominated screenwriter (Communication '83)
*[[Agnes Nixon]], soap opera inventor (Communication '44)
*[[Jerry Orbach]], actor, [[Law and Order (TV series)|Law and Order]] (Communication '56)
*[[Charlotte Rae]], actress (Communication '48)
*[[Tony Randall]], actor (Communication '41)
*[[Jeri Ryan]], actress (Communication '90)
*[[Hafiz Sahar]], author of "Television in Afghanistan"<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1737020707|title = Television in Afghanistan: A Comparative Study of Educational Television in Selected Developing Countries and Its Relevance to the Similar Use Television in Afghanistan|last1 = Sahar|first1 = Hafiz|date = 7 April 2021}}</ref> (Speech '62)
*[[David Schwimmer]], actor (Communication '88)
*[[Kate Shindle]], actress; Miss America, 1998 (Communication '99)
*[[Patti Solis Doyle]], CNN Political Analyst (Communication '89)
*[[Peter Strauss]], actor (Communication '69)
*[[Nicole Sullivan]], actress (Communication '91)
*[[Dick Tufeld]], voice of B9 Robot, famed for "Danger, Will Robinson", in ''[[Lost in Space]]'', (School of Speech '48)
*[[Kimberly Williams-Paisley|Kimberly Williams]], actress (Communication '93)
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern University School of Communication, official website]

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