Pictured | Joseph Haase | M.A., Communication Studies | B.A., Indiana University, 1990 | South Bend, Indiana (hometown)
Club Affiliation | IU South Bend Graduate Student Association of Communication Studies (treasurer)
Degree Requirements (36 cr.)
The 36 credit hour curriculum has four components:
- Required Core Courses (12 cr.)
- Concentration (15 cr.)
- Outside Concentration (6 cr.)
- Master's Project or Thesis (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 take five three-credit hour courses in Communication Studies reflecting their interests.
Outside Concentration (6 cr.)
Students will take two graduate-level courses outside of their focused concentration(s). Those courses will be chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty or academic advisor.
Master's Project or Thesis (3 cr.)
Students will complete a Master's thesis of project by enrolling in one of the following courses:
- JOUR-J 560 Topics Colloquium (pending approval)
- SPCH-S 800 MA Thesis (pending approval)