A new Bachelor of Arts in professional communication and digital media studies will debut this fall at The University of Texas at Dallas. Students interested in technical communication and digital media will have the opportunity to enroll in the program through the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. “We want to train students with job skills in the communication arena at large,” said Gooch, who also is associate professor of rhetoric and communication studies. UTD communication studies faculty members have been eager to create a bachelor’s degree in this area for some time. “We put forth a proposal for a communication degree about a year ago.”It was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in April.