Master of Arts in Communication - Thesis
Required Core |
Sem. Hrs. |
COMM 600 - Research Methods in Communication |
3 |
COMM 605 - Communication Theory |
3 |
COMM 610 - Bibliographic Research and Writing |
3 |
COMM 699 - Thesis |
6 |
Electives |
15 |
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED |
30 |
Departmental Electives
CMAP 610, 611, 655, 687, 689, 691, 697, 698
COMM 610, 650, 662, 665, 667, 682, 683,
COMM 620, 621 (may be taken twice in addition to core)
COMM 647 - Internship (may not be repeated)
COMM 670 - Directed Research (may not be repeated)
THEA 612, 613, 630, 652, 653, 655, 662, 663, 664, 665, 670
Student Competencies
Students must demonstrate competency in the following areas:
- Qualitative research methods
- Communication theory
- Graduate-level writing
- Bibliographic research
- Integration, synthesis and application of course concepts
Means of Assessing Competencies
Course grades plus the results of the comprehensive exit examination are combined to determine an assessment of the student's performance. Courses use the common letter-grade scale. The exit exam is PASS/FAIL.
Note: To receive program credit, all students must receive a grade of "A" or "B" in core courses. No credit is allowed in any other course for a grade below "C." Students who fail the exit exam are able to retake it only once at the end of the term the test is taken. Subsequent retakes must be scheduled for the end of the next semester the test is conducted.