Strategic Communication, M.A. (090909)

Program Admission

In addition to the university requirements for admission to the Graduate School, applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of attempted coursework to be regularly admitted.
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Applicants who have earned any graduate or terminal degree from a from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) will qualify for regular admission to a master’s program provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.

Applicants who fail to meet the above standards may be admitted on conditional admission status as recommended by the Graduate Coordinator of the Department of Communication in concert with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Program Requirements

Requirements for the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication are 30 semester hours in communication and related fields, including: 

• Core Curriculum of 15 semester hours:

• COMM 5000 - Proseminar in Communication Studies
• COMM 5005 - Strategic Communication Methods
• COMM 5011 - Mass Communication Theory
• COMM 5044 - Advanced Studies in Organizational Communication
• COMM 5071 - Creative Media Strategies & Techniques
• COMM 5091 - Directed Study

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• Elective Courses of 15 semester hours to be chosen from the following:

• COMM 5003 - Communicating Grief, Illness, and Loss
• COMM 5004 - Intercultural Communication
• COMM 5020 - Political Communication
• COMM 5025 - Health Communication
• COMM 5026 - Communication in Gerontology
• COMM 5041 - Communication and Gender
• COMM 5050 - Interpersonal & Conflict Communication
• COMM 5053 - Rhetoric of Social Movements
• COMM 5062 - Advanced Small Group Communication
• COMM 5070 - Visual Communication
• COMM 5081 - Mass Communication Law
• COMM 5083 - Public Opinion and Propaganda
• COMM 5084 - Persuasion
• COMM 5086 - Multimedia Storytelling
• COMM 5087 - Special Topics in Strategic Communication

• Total semester hours required for degree: 30