MA Communication at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The Department of Communication offers work leading to degrees at the master’s and doctoral levels and participates in the interdepartmental concentrations in Black Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Survey Research Methodology.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Minimum 32 semester hours required. Thesis or coursework only. Required courses include Introduction to Communication Research; Operationalizing Communication Research; Seminar in Media Studies; Communication, Culture, and Technology; must be taken before; unless a petition for exception is granted..

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prior degree: No restrictions. Applicants must have the equivalent of 20 semester hours of study in communication or related programs of social inquiry, such as political science and sociology. GPA: At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate study. Letters of recommendation: Three required, each along with a completed. Personal statement: Required, 600 words. The statement should address how graduate study in the department relates to the applicant’s career or other aims. Resume: Required, 1–2 pages.

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 and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

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

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