Pictured | Jasmine Botello | M.A., Communication Studies | B.A., Holy Cross College, 2012 | South Bend, Indiana (hometown)

Degree Requirements (36 cr.)

The 36 credit hour curriculum has four components:

• Required Core Courses (12 cr.)
• Concentration (15 cr.)
• Outside Concentration (6 cr.)
• Capstone/Thesis Option (3 cr.)

Required Core Courses (12 cr.)

• COMM-C 501 Applied Quantitative Research Methods in Communication Studies
• COMM-C 502 Applied Qualitative Research Methods in Communication Studies
• SPCH-S 500 Introduction to Graduate Study and Research
• SPCH-S 502 Introduction to Communication Theory

 Concentration (15 cr.)

Students will declare one of four following concentrations, and take 15 credit hours in that area:

• Health Communication
• Interaction and Social Processes
• Media Studies
• Strategic Communication

Outside Concentration (6 cr.)

Students will take two graduate-level courses outside of their focused plan of study. Those courses will be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

Capstone or Thesis Option (3 cr.)

Students will complete a Capstone or Thesis Option.

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