Matthew McConaughey, the Oscar-winning actor and producer, has joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin and will teach a class this fall.

Mr. McConaughey has been a visiting instructor in the university’s department of radio, television and film at the Moody College of Communication since 2015.

His new role represents “a mutually beneficial relationship and recognizes the contribution he has made to the university,” Noah Isenberg, the chairman of the department, said in an interview on Thursday. “This formalizes our relationship. His passion for film is boundless.”

Mr. McConaughey has a home in Austin and earned a film degree from the university in 1993. This fall, a class of about 40 students will study two movies Mr. McConaughey has starred in: “The Gentlemen,” due next year, and the 2012 drama “Mud.” Jeff Nichols, the director of “Mud,” is scheduled to visit the class.