Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Communication and Advocacy, Strategic Communication Concentration, M.A.


Communication and Advocacy Required Courses


Introduction to the Program: 3 Credit Hours


Theory and Applied Contexts: 3 Credit Hours


Research Methods and Tools


Concentrations


Choose one of the following concentrations: 9 Credit Hours


  • Health Communication
  • Environmental Communication
  • Strategic Communication

Elective Requirement


Elective: 3-9 Credit Hours


Select an elective course(s) from core courses, another concentration or from another program that assists in the development of the student’s professional goals. Courses cannot fulfill more than one requirement. The number of electives is dependent on the choice of completion requirement.

Completion Requirements


Choose one of the following 0-6 Credit Hours


Concentration Requirements


As part of their requirements for an M.A. degree in Communication and Advocacy, students will select a concentrated area of study: Health Communication, Environmental Communication or Strategic Communication. In each concentration, research, theory and practical application are combined to help students develop and refine knowledge and skills essential to becoming effective communication advocates, research investigators and communication research consumers.

Graduate students interested in specializing in strategic communication will complete course work focused on the research-driven, analytical approach utilized by contemporary advocates used to address communication challenges and opportunities in the public and private sector. Students with a concentration in strategic communication will be prepared to work in a variety of corporate, governmental and nonprofit settings constructing and evaluating communication campaigns, facilitating organizational and group decision making, engaging effectively with interested stakeholders, and educating and motivating diverse audiences.