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 (30 cr.)

The 30 credit hour curriculum has four components:

• Required Core Courses (12 cr.)
• Content Courses (9 cr.)
• Elective Courses (6 cr.)
• Master's Project or Thesis (3 cr.)

• All courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise stated

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
• COMM-C 525 Communication Pedagogy
• SPCH-S 502 Introduction to Communication Theory

Content Courses (9 cr.)

Select one course in each of the following areas:

Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)

• Sample courses include:
  • COMM-C 544 Advanced Relational Communication
  • SPCH-S 627 Studies in Cross-Cultural Communication

Mass Communication (3 cr.)

• Sample courses include
  • COMM-C 531 Media Theory and Criticism
  • JOUR-J 522 Political Communication

Organizational Communication (3 cr.)

• Sample courses include:
  • CMCL-C 594 Communication and Conflict Management in Organizations
  • SPCH-S 640 Studies in Organizational Communication

Elective Courses (6 cr.)

• Select two elective courses

Master's Project or Thesis (3 cr.)

Students will complete a Master's project or thesis by enrolling one of the following courses:

• COMM-C 503 Applied Learning Project
• COMM-C 597 Thesis