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Master of Arts in Communication Studies

36 credits

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School. Applicants are also required to complete the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) to be eligible for admission into the program.

Degree requirements

  • Candidates are required to complete a set of core requirements (21 credits) and a 15-credit concentration.

  • Candidates are required to complete either a thesis or comprehensive exams. If pursuing a thesis, students must enroll in THES 698, submit an approved thesis, and successfully complete an oral defense of that thesis. Candidates who elect to pursue comprehensive exams must successfully complete both a written exam and the oral defense of that exam.

  • Candidates who elect to take RES 697 must submit and have approved a scholarly research paper and successfully complete both written and oral comprehensive exams.

Core requirements

COMM 601Intro to Comm Studies

3
COMM 602Quant Research in Comm

3
COMM 605Qual Research in Comm

3
COMM 612Rhetorical Criticism

3
Electives

9
Total Credits:21

Communication Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) concentration, 15 credits

COMM 611Theories of Rhetoric

3
COMM 635Interpersonal Communication

3
COMM 640Interpersonal Comm Contexts

3
COMM 660Communication Theory

3
COMM
elective

3
Total Credits:36

Organizational and Professional Communication Development (OPCD) concentration, 15 credits

COMM 650Training in Organizations

3
COMM 651Organizational Comm: Micro

3
COMM 652Organization Comm: Macro

3
COMM 653Communication Consultation

3
COMM 669Professional Experience

3 OR 6
Total Credits:36

Courses required for one communication studies concentration (i.e., CLAS or OPCD) can serve as elective courses for students enrolled in the other concentration.