Strategic Communication and Digital Strategy, M.A.

Required Courses

A maximum of eight credit hours of graduate work may be transferred from other universities if such work meets the college’s requirements. No transfer credit will be accepted toward meeting core requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
JMC 5093	Introduction to Research Methods in Mass Communication	3
JMC 5293	Professional Seminar in Strategic Communication (18 credit hours of graduate electives in Journalism and Mass Communication)	3
Choose 18 credit hours of graduate electives in journalism and mass communication		18
9 credit hours from any OU graduate-level course with advisor and committee approval		9
Total Credit Hours		33

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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.