MA Communication at University of California, Santa Barbara

Programme overview

A terminal MA is not offered; the MA objective is folded into the PhD program in Communication for students entering without a master's. The program gives a theoretical and practical understanding of human communication with a social science orientation using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, with primary areas in interpersonal-intergroup, media-digital and organizational-group communication.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science | Department: Communication | Duration: MA earned during the first two years of the PhD (students entering without an MA) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Career pathways

Academia, industry, nonprofit organizations (healthcare), federal government; employers listed include Meta and LinkedIn.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-level graduate application (applies to all UCSB graduate programmes): online application through the Graduate Division with transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, statement of purpose, personal history statement, résumé/CV, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo English Test scores where applicable, and GRE scores only if the programme requires them; deadlines and any programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Graduate application deadlines vary by department; decisions are typically released through winter and spring, and the final deadline to submit the Statement of Intent to Register is June 15.

Graduate applicants apply through the UCSB online graduate application; the deadline is set by each department. Application fee: $135 for US citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all others, payable by credit card, check or money order. GRE required only by some programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/admissions

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