MA Communication at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The field of communication promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication. The discipline is interested in how audiences interpret symbolic meaning and the social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of speech and language in context. Communication studies draw from humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry to investigate how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

Career pathways

Non-profit management Corporate Communication Specialist Training and Employee Development Recruiter Higher Education – Student Affairs, Study Abroad Public Affairs/Public Relations Officer Market Research Manager/Focus Group Moderator Development Officer (Non-profit fundraising) Events Planning Community Outreach Associate Environmental Campaign Manager Health Educator

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Application information

Entry requirements

Unofficial transcripts Goal Statement: These are generally, 3-6 double spaced pages. This statement is very important. We want to ensure that your educational and professional background and goals are a good fit for our program. Your letter should discuss how your academic and professional background prepares you to do well in the program, the specific reasons you are interested in joining our program and studying communication (including the topics and sub-areas of interest), and how your time in the program will help you to meet your professional and academic goals. In addition to assessing your fit with the program, this statement is a way for us to assess your writing abilities. Writing Sample: Include a sample that demonstrates your writing skills. Academic writing is preferred, but professional writing is also acceptable. You may wish to include two samples if the writing is relatively short. Three letters of recommendation

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.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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