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Overview All studies emphasize the ability to understand and analyze communication practices in different environments in the 21st Century. The curriculum of the Communication Studies program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is broad-based and is a balance of theory and application to practice.Interest AreasThe graduate program is a generalist program, in that students don’t specialize in any one area but instead take courses through many of the interest areas. Faculty teach and conduct research across the following interest areas: I want to find another Master Course Organizational CommunicationOrganizational communication focuses on the various ways individuals influence and are influenced by organizations and their members. Work in organizational communication is concerned with organizational culture and symbolism, interpersonal and group communication, change communication, globalization, mediated communication, leader communication, structural concerns of organizational communication, and critical analysis of organizational communication.Rhetoric/Media Studies/Popular CultureGraduate study of the mass media at UNC Charlotte concentrates on applied and critical research on the organization and effects of media industries and new media technologies. Areas of study include persuasion and popular culture, computer-mediated persuasion, computer-mediated communication, and the rhetoric of spectator sport.Health CommunicationHealth communication is a field of study offering students a better understanding of the communication within a health context. This includes, but is not limited to, provider-patient interaction; the creation, promotion, and influence of health information; social and community health issues; healthcare organizations; media messages about health; and interpersonal health communication.Public Relations/International Public RelationsThe focus of public relations is on building and maintaining internal and external relationships with entities essential to an organization’s success, including entities such as media, activist groups, community groups, and regulators. The focus of UNC Charlotte’s program is on public relations management, especially in the areas of issues tracking, corporate communication, crisis communication, not-for-profit communication, and international public relations efforts.

The Communication Studies program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is designed to provide advanced study in the communication discipline, particularly in the areas of organizational communication, critical media and rhetorical studies, health communication, and public relations.

Disciplines

Communication Sciences

Requirements

Academic Requirements

gpa

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 83

Other Requirements

1A completed Graduate Admissions application form.A bachelors degree from an accredited institution.Transcripts from all post-secondary educational institutions in which the candidate was enrolled.An overall GPA of 3.0 or better as an undergraduate, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the junior and senior years.Three letters of recommendation.A personal statement of professional goals.A writing sample – preferably a scholarly paper written for one of your undergraduate classes. A literature review or essay are good choices as well. Submitted through the eGRAD portal.

Communication Studies