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• Strategic Communication
• Human Communication Processes
• Critical/Cultural Studies

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• M.A. in Communication Studies
• Pedagogy Option

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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 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.
• Demonstration of comprehensive knowledge via core comprehensive exams.
• Completion of a capstone project – either a thesis or creative thesis.
• Completion of the program within five years of the semester you start.

Required Coursework for the M.A. in Communication Studies

Students must complete the department core

• CMN 5000: Quantitative research methods
• CMN 5005: Qualitative research methods
• CMN 5030: Methods of critical inquiry
• CMN 5240: Communication Pedagogy

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 a minimum of 6 hours of elective courses from the following

• CMN 5510: Interpersonal communication
• CMN 5520: Social interaction
• CMN 5530: Intercultural communication
• CMN 5150: Seminar in interpersonal communication
• CMN 5700: Public relations
• CMN 5710: Organizational communication
• CMN 5720: Seminar in public relations
• CMN 5170: Seminar in organizational communication
• CMN 5610: Media criticism
• CMN 5010: Rhetorical theory
• CMN 5180: Seminar in rhetoric
• CMN 5160: Seminar in mass media