The contents of this page are from the Graduate Handbook, which you can download in PDF format for printing. The goals are to educate students to be mass media and communication leaders and decision-makers who actively contribute to improving the quality of media and to prepare students for doctoral studies. Course Requirements for the Journalism and Communication option Candidates for the master's degree must earn at least 46 graduate credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. The program concludes with either a thesis or a professional project.
Students typically take five or six terms to complete the program.
Three additional 600-level courses in the School of Journalism and Communication. Courses numbered J601-J610 do not count toward this requirement, except by petition to the student's advisor and chair of the Graduate Affairs Committee . One additional methods course. If taken outside the School it may count toward the outside requirement. The courses chosen must be part of a consistent, related, educationally enhancing plan that has been approved by the student's adviser prior to enrollment.