Areas studies of the programme offered by :

• Deliberative Practices

• Media and Visual Culture

• Relational and Organizational Communication

• Rhetoric and Civic Engagement

Key facts of the programme

• Our M.A. degree offers an?introduction to the field of?Communication Studies,?with core courses in our?three areas of study and?instruction in critical and?social scientific research?methods.

• Students augment our?M.A. core with electives of?their choosing, and they?complete a master?s thesis?under the advisement of a?faculty committee.

• M.A. students with?Graduate Teaching?Assistantships are the?instructors of record in?their own sections of public?speaking and may assist?faculty in other courses.

• Our award-winning?instructor training prepares?graduate students to?succeed as teachers, and?the professional experience?gained in the classroom?is valued by employers in diverse contexts.