Basic Requirements for the M.A. in Communication Studies
All students must complete a plan of study that includes a minimum of 36 semester hours (including the department core, but excluding CMN5500, which is required of graduate teaching assistants).
3.0 or better grade point average in all coursework.
No more than 10 hours of "C" credit.
No more than six hours of classes 4750 to 4999.
No more than 12 hours of online courses
Students must complete 6 hours of thesis or creative thesis credit.
No more than 9 hours of independent study, creative project, thesis, or creative thesis included on the study plan.
Completion of a capstone project – either a thesis/creative thesis or comprehensive exam
Completion of the program within six years of the semester you start.
Required Coursework for the M.A. in Communication Studies
Students must complete the department core (6 hrs)
CMN 5020: Communication Theory
CMN 5040: Communication Research methods
Students must complete one of the three concentration areas (18 hrs)
Interpersonal Communication Processes
HCM 4910: Applied Health Education
CMN 4765: Communicating in Families
CMN 5150: Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
CMN 5155: Communication in Aging
CMN 5240: Communication Pedagogy
CMN 5510: Interpersonal communication
CMN 5520: Social interaction
CMN 5530: Intercultural communication
CMN 5550: Special Topics in Communication
CMN 5740: Small Group and Team Communication
HST 5700: Health Behavior: Theory and Application
HST 5750: Program Planning
HST 5770: Leadership and Ethics for Health Professionals
Strategic Communication
CMN 4919: Public Relations Campaigns
CMN 4920: Case Studies in Public Relations
CMN 4921: Seminar in Public Relations
CMN 5015: Communication Ethics
CMN 5170: Seminar in Organizational Communication
CMN 5190: Leadership Communication
CMN 5240: Communication Pedagogy
CMN 5260: Communication in Science and Technology
CMN 5530: Intercultural Communication
CMN 5550: Special Topics in Communication
CMN 5700: Public relations
CMN 5710: Organizational communication
CMN 5720: Seminar in public relations
CMN 5740: Small Group and Team Communication
Media and Critical Studies
CMN 4770: Television Criticism
CMN 4775: Documentary Film Making
CMN 4820: Political Communication
CMN 5010: Rhetorical Theory
CMN 5015: Communication Ethics
CMN 5030: Critical Inquiry
CMN 5180: Seminar in rhetoric
CMN 5160: Seminar in mass media
CMN 5240: Communication Pedagogy
CMN 5550: Special Topics in Communication
CMN 5610: Media Criticism
CMN 5650: Digital Communication
Students must complete a minimum of 6-12 hours of elective courses
