Communication Studies

Texas State University

United States of America, Aberdeen

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Duration12 month(s)

Apply DateJune 15, 2021

Next IntakeJune 1, 2021

Communication Studies

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Overview The department assigns all communication studies majors to the comprehensive program with a resource area. After the first term of course work, the student may request the thesis option or select a minor. Students may choose to finish either program with 6 or more hours of a resource area or a minor. Students consult with the communication studies graduate advisor to select the courses in a resource area, but students must consult and obtain the approval of graduate advisors in other departments to complete a minor. Minors often involve more than 6 hours of course work. I want to find another Master Course Students may select communication studies courses that develop expertise in one or more of the following resource areas: organizational communication, rhetorical studies, communication training and development, health communication, interpersonal communication, or instructional communication. Students also may select courses from related disciplines, such as mass communication, education, English, psychology, sociology, and business. Communication Studies at Texas State University encourages all students to explore courses that provide a breadth of knowledge about human communication.FacilitiesThe department is located in the completely renovated Centennial Hall which offers outstanding resources including faculty offices, several graduate assistant office suites, computer labs, conference rooms, classrooms equipped with comprehensive instructional technologies, and a state of the art teaching theatre. The department also has a newly renovated research lab with computer technology and data collection tools.

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree with a major in Communication Studies at Texas State University comprehensive, non-thesis program provides the greatest flexibility and breadth of understanding.

Disciplines

EducationCommunication SciencesTeaching

Requirements

Academic Requirements

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 78

Other Requirements

1completed online application$55 nonrefundable application fee or$90 nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentialsbaccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited universityofficial transcripts from each institution where course credit was grantedminimum 3.2 GPA (or 3.0 GPA effective Spring 2020) in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)GRE not requiredresume/VITA (effective Spring 2020)statement of purpose (500-700 words)three letters of recommendation

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Communication Studies

Texas State University

United States of America, Aberdeen

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