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• The Master of Arts degree program in the School of Communication and Journalism covers the four main areas of study in our discipline: communication, public relations, journalism, and media studies.
• Our goal is to provide students with an exceptional masters-level education focused on building critical and analytical skills in these areas.
• Students work with graduate faculty to integrate theory, research, and practice to fit their academic and professional goals.
• CIOS's ComVista/ComAnalytics reported that our graduate program ranks in the top ten of its analytics for the publication of research in Organizational Communication, Health Communication, and Television Studies.

About Our Program

• The Master of Arts in Communication Studies is a 30-31 credit-hour program.
• Our curriculum consists of:
• Three required foundational courses in communication theory, qualitative research methods, and quantitative research methods (9 credit hours).
• Six classes of elective coursework in communication, public relations, journalism, and media studies (18 credit hours).
• A final thesis or comprehensive exam, which requires completing an internship (3 credit hours).
• As an alternative, we offer a Communication Graduate Certificate, which is an 18 credit-hour program that involves taking the three required foundational courses (9 credit-hours), and three courses of elective course work (9 credit hours).