Communication (MS)
Master of Science Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 12 | ||
| Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | |||
| Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | |||
| Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | |||
| Human Communication Theory | |||
| Elective Courses | 9 | ||
Select nine credit hours of COM electives 鈥� see "Elective Courses" listed below | |||
| Thesis Courses | 9 | ||
Thesis Option | |||
| MR Thesis Research | |||
| Summer Thesis Res | |||
| Non-Thesis Option | |||
| Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration | |||
| Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
Elective Courses聽
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of three courses below: | 9 | ||
| 颁翱惭听514 | History Of Rhetoric | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听516 | Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听521 | Communication and Globalization | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听522 | Critical Approaches to Organizational Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听523 | International and Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听525 | Group/Team Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听526 | Media Economics | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听527 | Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听529 | Communication Campaigns | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听530 | Interpersonal Communication in Science and Technology Organizations | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听532 | Communication Consulting | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听536 | Seminar in Environmental Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听537 | Gaming and Social Networks | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听538 | Risk Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听539 | Fund Development | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听540 | Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听541 | Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听542 | Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听543 | Visual Content Analysis | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听546 | Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听547 | Mobile Media and Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听554 | Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听562 | Communication and Social Change | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听563 | Public Relations Theory | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听566 | Seminar In Crisis Communication | 3 | |
| COM/ENG 581 | Visual Rhetoric: Theory and Criticism | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听585 | Teaching College Communication | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听598 | Special Topics In Communication | 1-6 | |
| 颁翱惭听598 | Special Topics In Communication (Communication in Groups and Teams) | 1-6 | |
| 颁翱惭听598 | Special Topics In Communication (International Public Relations) | 1-6 | |
| 颁翱惭听630 | Independent Study in Communication | 1-3 | |
| 颁翱惭听650 | Communication Internship | 1-6 | |
| 颁翱惭听685 | Master's Supervised Teaching | 1-3 | |
| 颁翱惭听695 | MR Thesis Research | 1-6 | |
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Bachelors/Master鈥檚 (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC聽State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master鈥檚 degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor鈥檚 degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master鈥檚 degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor鈥檚 degree.
This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC聽State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.
Faculty
Full Professors
- Deanna P. Dannels
- Adriana Araujo de Souza e Silva
- Victoria J. Gallagher
- Jessica Katz Jameson
- Melissa A. Johnson
- Joann Keyton
- William J. Kinsella
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Kenneth S. Zagacki
Associate Professors
- Andrew Ray Binder
- Elizabeth Ann Craig
- James Kiwanuka-Tondo
- Kama A. Kosenko
- Marcelo Luise Ardon Sayao
- Sarah R. Stein
- Stephen B. Wiley
Assistant Professors
- Yang Cheng
- Fernanda Duarte
- Nicole Marie Lee
- Ariel Seay-Howard
- Cordarrell Self
Emeritus Faculty
- Daniel A. DeJoy
- Edward T. Funkhouser
- William J. Jordan
- Rebecca Leonard
- Burton Lester Russell
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Craig Allen Smith
- Sarah R Stein
Lecturers
- Kathleen Anne Sturgis
- Jory Philip Weintraub