The Master of Arts degree program in Mass Communication offers a unique opportunity for students to prepare for career fields in the corporate arena and the media industry. The program is structured to equip students with journalistic, public relations, and online problem-solving communication skills and strategies.
This program prepares students to meet the demand for communication specialists in corporate, non-profit, and educational work environments that continue to face the challenge of cultural diversity. It also provides them with the academic foundation to pursue doctoral studies in the field.
The student must:
Students must satisfy all the graduation requirements of Master of Arts degree program in Mass Communication and the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Professional Graduate Degree in Mass Communication (36 Credits) |
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MC 500 Orientation to Mass Communication | 3 Credits |
(Foundation course for non mass communication students only) | |
Core Courses 15 Credits (18 Credits for Thesis) | |
MC 507 Graduate Writing and Research | 3 Credits |
MC 505 Theories of Mass Communication | 3 Credits |
MC 510 Research Methods in Communication | 3 Credits |
MC 525 Communication Law and Ethics | 3 Credits |
MC 555 Communication and Technology | 3 Credits |
Students for the Thesis option must select one statistics course from the following: SS 506 Research and Statistical Methods for Behavioral and Social Sciences; PA 503 Statistics in the Public Sector; SWK 560 Statistics; EDL 573 Introduction to Educational Statistics 3 Credits | |
Elective Courses 21 Credits (12 Credits for Thesis) | |
MC 515 Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 Credits |
MC 520 History of Mass Media | 3 Credits |
MC 535 Perspectives in Intercultural Communication | 3 Credits |
MC 540 Media Management | 3 Credits |
MC 544 Public Affairs Reporting | 3 Credits |
MC 548 Online Journalism Writing and Research | 3 Credits |
MC 550 Opinion Writing | 3 Credits |
MC 552 Online Publications | 3 Credits |
MC 557 Foundations of Public Relations | 3 Credits |
MC 558 Principles of Corporate Communication | 3 Credits |
MC 562 Media and Public Opinion | 3 Credits |
MC 565 Contemporary Issues in Radio and Television | 3 Credits |
MC 582 Media Criticism | 3 Credits |
MC 585 Public Relations Management | 3 Credits |
MC 590 Comparative Media Systems | 3 Credits |
MC 594 Professional Practicum | 3 Credits |
Students have the option to select up to nine hours from any discipline outside mass communication with the approval of their advisor. | |
Mastery Component (6 Credits for Thesis) | |
MC 512 Applied Res. Meth in Com. (Proposal Writing) | 3 Credits |
MC 595 Master’s Thesis | 3 Credits |
MC 599 Masters Comprehensive Examination | 0 Credits |