Program Goals

To better serve our student population, we strive:

• To schedule coursework so that full-time students can complete the degree within two academic years.
• To serve multiple populations, including
  • Career-oriented students seeking employment or advancement within a job
  • Students interested in entering a doctoral program
  • Part-time students
  • Full-time students
  • Working professionals.

The learning goals for the Professional Communication Master's Program strive:

• To offer a balanced approach between Communication theory and Communication practice.
• To integrate various approaches to the study of Communication, including rhetorical, theoretical, and critical analysis.
• To offer three different kinds of courses: A research methods course, courses from a Communication theory core, and courses in an area of specialization.
• To prepare students accordingly in one of the following broadly defined areas:
  • rhetoric
  • media studies
  • interpersonal and organizational communication.