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
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Candidates are required to complete a set of core requirements (21 credits) and a 15-credit concentration.
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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.
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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
Communication Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) concentration, 15 credits
| COMM 611 | Theories of Rhetoric | 3 |
| COMM 635 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 640 | Interpersonal Comm Contexts | 3 |
| COMM 660 | Communication Theory | 3 |
| COMM | elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Organizational and Professional Communication Development (OPCD) concentration, 15 credits
| COMM 650 | Training in Organizations | 3 |
| COMM 651 | Organizational Comm: Micro | 3 |
| COMM 652 | Organization Comm: Macro | 3 |
| COMM 653 | Communication Consultation | 3 |
| COMM 669 | Professional Experience | 3 OR 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 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.