First established in 1964 as the Department of Mass Communication and Public Relations, it was elevated to the status of faculty and renamed the Faculty of Communication Arts in 1974. Today, the faculty, which is now ranked among the top 100 worldwide in Communication Arts, offers programs taught in either Thai or English as the medium of instruction, and it has earned a reputation for producing top graduates at the Bachelor and Master degree levels in the fields of Journalism, Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising; Motion Pictures and Still Photography (BA only); and Speech and Performing Arts as well as Communication Management – international programs. The faculty also offers a doctorate in communication arts with an emphasis on communication theories and research methods. With over 70 full-time faculty members, student enrollment is approximately 350 graduate students and 600 undergraduates in the Thai curriculum and 400 in the international curriculum.
The faculty recently inaugurated its newest building complex, which includes a new Center of Excellence in Digital Media, a computer center and expanded library as well as faculty offices, student lounges and classrooms.