University Catalog 2025-2026

Communication (MS)

Master of Science Degree Requirements

Core Theory Course3
Human Communication Theory
Core Methods Courses 16
Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication
Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication
Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication
Core Colloquium Course3
Colloquium in Communication (COM 609 must be taken three times)
Elective Courses24
Select 24 credit hours of elective courses. See "Elective Courses" listed below.
Total Hours36
1

Students choose six (6) hours from among these courses.

Elective Courses 

Select remaining coursework from these options: 224
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
2

Students may also choose up to nine (9) credit hours from outside the Department of Communication to count toward the elective requirement.

3

Students cannot count more than six (6) credit hours of this course toward the degree.

4

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