Alternate Plan Admission Requirements Graduate Course Descriptions Graduate Faculty Graduate Handbook Financial Assistance Department of Speech Communication MSU College of Graduate Studies and Research The Department of Speech Communication offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Master of Science degrees. Graduates also can go on for advanced graduate work in doctoral or professional programs. Graduates of the program have gone on to Ph.D. studies at such schools as the University of Nebraska, the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, Wayne State University, and Southern Illinois University. Along with completing required courses in communication theory and research methodology, students craft programs of study to meet their individual needs.
Programs are available for all students who have received a baccalaureate degree.
Students must complete required courses in communication theory and research methods and may design the remainder of the program with the approval of their advisor. Multidisciplinary options are available. The M.A. degree with thesis has a minimum requirement of 30 credits, of which 6 of those credits must be in supporting fields. All graduate students must take Speech 600 and 601 . Appropriate research tools such as statistics, historiography, ethnography, language, critical analysis, etc., may be required by the department.