Master of Arts in Communication Check Sheet – 36 total hours

Required Coursework: 15 total hours

Methodology & Inquiry Requirement (6 hours):

• COMM 602: Qualitative Research Methods in Communication (3 hours)
• COMM 603: Quantitative Research Methods in Communication (3 hours)

Theory Requirement (3 hours):

• COMM 601: Foundations of Communication Theory (3 hours)

Thesis/Capstone Requirement (6 hours): Select only one.

• COMM 690: Graduate Capstone in Communication (6 hours)
• COMM 699: Masters Thesis in Communication (6 hours)

Elective Coursework: 21 total hours

• COMM 502: Gender, Communication, and Culture (3 hours)
• COMM 581: Public Affairs Reporting (3 hours)
• COMM 611: Communication & Personal Relationships (3 hours)
• COMM 612: Health Communication (3 hours)
• COMM 613: Political Communication (3 hours)
• COMM 614: Interpersonal Communication within Organizations (3 hours)
• COMM 615: Communication and Culture (3 hours)
• COMM 616: Performance in Social Contexts (3 hours)
• COMM 620: Special Topics in Organizational Communication (3 hours)
• COMM 621: Advanced Public Relations (3 hours)
• COMM 622: Emerging issues in Computer-Mediated Communication (3 hours)
• COMM 630: Advanced Mass Communication Seminar (3 hours)

Type of Degree
Students who complete the program are awarded the Master of Arts in Communication degree. There are no distinctions in the name or prestige of the degree between those who select a Master’s thesis option and those who select a graduate capstone project option.