Basic requirements for the M.A. in Communication Studies - Pedagogy Option
All students must complete a plan of study that includes a minimum of 39 semester hours (including the department core, but excluding CMN 5500, 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.
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 or creative thesis.
Completion of the program within six years of the semester you start.
Completion of one pedagogy class outside the department.
Completion of Practicum I and II or Practicum I and Internship.
Required Coursework for the M.A. in Communication Studies - Pedagogy Option
Students must complete the department core
CMN 5020: Communication Theory
CMN 5040: Communication Research methods
CMN 5240: Communication Pedagogy
CMN 5550: Special Topics in Communication Studies
Students must complete one of the three concentration areas
Human Communication Processes
CMN 5510: Interpersonal communication
CMN 5520: Social interaction
CMN 5530: Intercultural communication
CMN 5150: Seminar in interpersonal communication
Strategic Communication
CMN 5700: Public relations
CMN 5710: Organizational communication
CMN 5720: Seminar in public relations
CMN 5170: Seminar in organizational communication
Critical/Cultural Studies
CMN 5610: Media criticism
CMN 5010: Rhetorical theory
CMN 5180: Seminar in rhetoric
CMN 5160: Seminar in mass media
Students must complete one pedagogy course outside the department
CSD 5770: The community college
CSD 5780: College teaching
EDF 5500: Theory into practice: Curriculum Development
