Communication (MS)
Master of Science Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Theory Course | 3 | |
| Human Communication Theory | ||
| Core Methods Courses 1 | 6 | |
| Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | ||
| Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | ||
| Core Colloquium Course | 3 | |
| Colloquium in Communication (COM 609 must be taken three times) | ||
| Elective Courses | 24 | |
Select 24 credit hours of elective courses. See "Elective Courses" listed below. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
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Students choose six (6) hours from among these courses.
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select remaining coursework from these options: 2 | 24 | |
| Emerging Technologies and Society | ||
| History Of Rhetoric | ||
| Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice | ||
| Communication and Globalization | ||
| Critical Approaches to Organizational Communication | ||
| International and Intercultural Communication | ||
| Group/Team Communication | ||
| Media Economics | ||
| Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management | ||
| Communication Culture and Technology | ||
| Communication Campaigns | ||
| Interpersonal Communication in Science and Technology Organizations | ||
| Communication Consulting | ||
| Seminar in Environmental Communication | ||
| Gaming and Social Networks | ||
| Risk Communication | ||
| Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | ||
| Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | ||
| Visual Content Analysis | ||
| Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations | ||
| Mobile Media and Communication | ||
| Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Seminar In Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication and Social Change | ||
| Public Relations Theory | ||
| Seminar In Crisis Communication | ||
| Climate Change Communication | ||
| Visual Rhetoric: Theory and Criticism | ||
| Teaching College Communication | ||
| Internet & Society | ||
| Special Topics In Communication | ||
| Independent Study in Communication 3 | ||
| Communication Internship 3 | ||
| MR Thesis Research 3,4 | ||
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Students may also choose up to nine (9) credit hours from outside the Department of Communication to count toward the elective requirement.
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Students cannot count more than six (6) credit hours of this course toward the degree.
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Students cannot count this course toward the degree if they finish their degree with the comprehensive examination.
Faculty
Full Professors
- David Berube
- Deanna P. Dannels
- Victoria J. Gallagher
- Jessica Katz Jameson
- Lynsey Romo
- Roy Schwartzman
- Kenneth S. Zagacki
Associate Professors
- Andrew Ray Binder
- Yang Cheng
- Ryan J. Hurley
- Kama A. Kosenko
- Stephen B. Wiley
Assistant Professors
- Kalyca Becktel
- Colten Meisner
- Nii Kotei Nikoi
- Fernanda Duarte
- Tugce Ertem Eray
- Ariel Seay-Howard
- Cordarrell Self
Assistant Teaching Professors
- Joshua Smicker
Emeritus Faculty
- Elizabeth Ann Craig
- Daniel A. DeJoy
- Edward T. Funkhouser
- Melissa A. Johnson
- William J. Jordan
- Joann Keyton
- William J. Kinsella
- James Kiwanuka-Tondo
- Rebecca Leonard
- Burton Lester Russell
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Craig Allen Smith
- Sarah R Stein
- Sarah R. Stein
Lecturer
- Jory Philip Weintraub