Communication, M.A.

Thesis Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
COMM 5013	Introduction to Graduate Study	3
COMM 5980	Research for Master's Thesis	4
Choose one of the following:		3
COMM 5003	Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 5023	Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 5053	Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
COMM 5313	Qualitative Research Methods
Electives
Choose 20 hours from a list maintained by the department and approved by the Graduate College. Up to 6 hours may be courses outside of COMM.		20
Total Credit Hours		30

Non-Thesis Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
COMM 5013	Introduction to Graduate Study	3
Choose one of the following:		3
COMM 5003	Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 5023	Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 5053	Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
COMM 5313	Qualitative Research Methods
Electives
Choose 24 hours from a list maintained by the department and approved by the Graduate College. Up to 6 hours may be courses outside of COMM.		24
Total Credit Hours		30

General Requirements for all Master's Degrees

The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.

All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.

Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.

Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.

Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.

To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).

Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.