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MA Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University

Syracuse University, United States

Programme overview

The M.A. is a research-focused programme for students planning doctoral study. It has received the National Communication Association's Outstanding Master's Program Award.

Faculty: College of Visual and Performing Arts  |  Department: Communication and Rhetorical Studies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Syracuse, NY, United States

What you will study

Two first-semester core courses, CRS 603 Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric and CRS 607 Critical Media and Cultural Studies, are followed by individualised programmes built with faculty advisors. Specialty areas are Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, and Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. Recent electives include Public Memory, Visual Culture, Queer Rhetorics, Speechwriting and Rhetoric of Film.

Career pathways

Prepares students to work as teachers and scholars and to succeed in doctoral programmes.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall entry for most graduate programmes; spring entry for College of Engineering and Computer Science master's programmes and College of Law LL.M.

Graduate deadlines for fall: College of Engineering and Computer Science master's May 1 and PhD December 15; College of Visual and Performing Arts February 1; School of Architecture January 3; College of Law J.D. rolling admission, LL.M. May 15, J.D. for foreign law graduates June 1. Spring: Engineering and Computer Science master's November 1; Law LL.M. November 15. Other colleges set deadlines by programme.

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