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Nov 25, 2024
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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog
Communication MA
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► Graduate School Policies and Procedures apply to this program
Our vibrant community of scholars and teachers is committed to providing a real world, hands-on, and theoretically robust master’s degree that will enrich students’ communication knowledge and skills. Our program is a 33-credit generalist degree designed to enhance students’ intellectual and professional growth through the understanding, analysis and practice of effective communication. Our faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their fields, and our students hail from all over the world.
Some students who complete our program receive offers to top-notch PhD programs while others accept or continue in positions related to communication management, strategic communication, public relations, media relations, human relations, and corporate and non-profit communications.
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Degree Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 33 credits from approved courses.
- Students must complete a minimum of 27 credits at the graduate level.
- Students must earn a minimum grade of B (3.0) in all major courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 3.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the major GPA. Students cannot complete major or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
- All credits for the degree must be completed with CU Denver faculty.
Required Introduction Course
Students must take COMM 6013 in the first semester it is available.
Required Methods Course
Students must take COMM 5221 in the first semester it is available.
Seminars
Seminars are Communication courses at the 6000 level and are often special topics classes taught in faculty areas of expertise. Students must take two graduate Communication seminars in addition to the required COMM 6013 course. The optional COMM 6950 Master’s Thesis or COMM 6960 Master’s Project do not count as seminars.
Electives
Students must complete seven elective courses. All electives must be at the 5000 or 6000 level; however, 1 course (3 credits) is permitted at the 4000 level from outside the Communication department. A total of 6 credits may be outside the Communication department.
Courses that count as electives include:
- Any Communication courses taken at the 5000 or 6000 level that do not fulfill another program requirement.
- Communication internships (max 6 credit hours)
- Communication independent studies (max 6 credit hours)
- Courses from outside the Communication department (max 6 credit hours; more with the approval of the student’s advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies).
- Thesis credit, if applicable
Optional Thesis
Students who choose to complete a thesis must register for between 3-6 semester hours of thesis work, which may substitute for one or two elective courses. Students who complete a thesis still complete a total of 33 credit hours.
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