传播学系为学生提供一种社会科学方法来研究人际交往。该课程旨在探讨和解释在人际，组织和文化间交流的三个主要领域中如何进行交流。传播研究的研究和学习涉及以下主题领域：冲突管理，小组传播，说服，文化传播问题，媒体研究，全球传播过程，政治运动，传播的心理方面，非语言传播和健康传播。由于大学的地理位置，该系的教职员工和学生能够对涉及不同文化，种族和民族的人的沟通问题进行研究。例如，一些教师和学生一直从事有关媒体消息策略与在新墨西哥州局部地区发现的生物病毒的控制之间的关系的研究。
The undergraduate program in Communication Studies is designed to enhance students interpersonal skills, presentation skills, and critical thinking skills. The successful graduate should be able to work effectively with people, assimilate, organize and analyze information, solve problems, make effective presentations and show potential for leadership. The program prepares students for careers in several professions, such as training and development, public relations, law, advertising and sales, government service, mediation, customer relations, human resources, international service, fundraising, and the ministry.