Communication Graduate Major (MA, MS)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
The MA/MS in Communication provides a discipline-based, integrated study of communication and rhetoric structured around a core of fundamental theories, methodologies, and applications. The program addresses the means, functions, and goals of symbolic human interaction. The range of approaches to course offerings within this program includes theoretical, pragmatic, epistemological, and critical perspectives.
Major Code: 9870
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
MA
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Exhibit an appropriate level of knowledge in communication.
- Manage communication problems in civic contexts.
- Employ ethical practices in all communication contexts.
- Demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge regarding research methods.
MS
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Exhibit an appropriate level of knowledge in communication.
- Manage communication problems in civic contexts.
- Employ ethical practices in all communication contexts.
- Demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge regarding research methods.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| COMM 503 | THESIS | 6 |
| COMM 520 | INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDY IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| COMM 599 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 12 |
| Theory Requirement | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
Relational Theory | ||
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
| SCIENCE COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES | ||
| THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
Rhetorical Theory | ||
| ADVANCED ARGUMENTATION | ||
| RHETORIC: 500 BC TO 500 AD | ||
| RHETORIC: 500 AD TO 1900 | ||
| CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF RHETORIC | ||
Media Theory | ||
| MEDIA THEORY | ||
| MEDIA EFFECTS | ||
| NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY | ||
| MEDIA ETHICS | ||
| Methods Requirement | ||
| Select two courses for MA or three courses for MS, including one non-slashlisted course: | 6-9 | |
| COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| CRITICAL METHODS IN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH | ||
| ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNICATION | ||
| RHETORICAL CRITICISM | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 9-12 credits of elective courses 1 | 9-12 | |
| Total Credits | 45 | |
- 1
Elective credits can include independent study, optional practica or internship credits
Major Code: 9870