Graduate Degree Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.A.; Ph.D.
Specializations - what's a specialization?
  • Great Plains Studies (M.A.)
  • Women's and Gender Studies (M.A., Ph.D.)
Areas of Study
  • Interpersonal and Family Communication
  • Organizational Communication
  • Rhetoric and Public Culture




Communication Studies



Application Checklist and Deadlines

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies


See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.

Required by Communication Studies in GAMES

After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:

  • Entrance exam(s): GRE
  • Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-600  Internet-100
  • Three recommendation letters
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Demonstration of teaching effectiveness, if applicable
  • Statement of purpose
  • Writing sample

Application Deadline

   Fall: January 15



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Description

The Department of Communication Studies offers both a master's and doctoral degree specializing in three areas of study: interpersonal and family communication, organizational communication, and rhetoric and public culture. Also available for M.A. students is a specialization in marketing, communication, and advertising.

Students in the program work with prominent scholars and teachers to prepare them for roles in the discipline of communication studies and in our communities. The program size offers the opportunity for close mentoring relationships between students and faculty.

Communication studies students are also presented with a number of professional development activities. Students have the opportunity to attend research lectures by visiting scholars, travel to professional conferences, present scholarly papers, have their work published in regional and national journals, work on collaborative research projects, and work with a nationally-ranked speech and debate program.



Courses and More

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

Interpersonal and Family Communication
 
Phyllis Japp vCard icon
Rhetorical Theory; Cultural Studies; Communication and Gender
     Emeritus
 
Interpersonal and Family Communication
 
Organizational Communication
 
Rhetorical Theory; Political Communication; Public Discourse
 
Rhetorical Theory; Political Communication; Public Discourse
 
Instructional Communication
 
Intergroup and Family Communication
 
Rhetorical History, Communication and Gender, Public Discourse
     Lecturer
 

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