Graduate Degrees Offered

Application Checklist

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

• Entrance exam(s): GRE; Test of Spoken English (if your native language is not English)
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-600  Internet-100
• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of goals and objectives
• Resume
• Portfolio of work

Description of Program

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications offers a Master of Arts degree with specializations available in advertising, broadcasting, news-editorial, professional journalism, and an interdisciplinary program in marketing, communication studies and advertising (MCA).

The master's degree is designed to build or enhance professional knowledge, skills, and leadership in journalism and mass communications. The program is designed to accommodate the needs of students with an undergraduate degree in a journalism and mass communications; broadcasting, print, advertising, and education professionals; or students with careers and undergraduate degrees in areas other than journalism. Applicants with an undergraduate major in an area of study other than journalism, or students with little or no professional journalism-related experience may be admitted on a provisional status and will be required to complete undergraduate journalism courses.

All of the specializations, except for the MCA program, are available by distance education. Most of the distance courses are offered in real time, are interactive between campus and distance students, and meet one evening a week. Overall, the program's interdisciplinary curriculum combines up-to-date knowledge with practical application and individualized experience.