MA Communication Studies at University of Miami

Programme overview

The MA in Communication Studies offers coursework in persuasion, interpersonal, intercultural, organizational and health communication and research methods, with Communication Studies, Health Communication, Intercultural Communication and Organizational Communication tracks.

Faculty: School of Communication | Department: Department of Communication Studies | Duration: Thesis track 30 credit hours; non-thesis track 36 credit hours (sample plans span two years) | Location: Coral Gables, FL, United States

What you will study

Core: Theories of Communication, Quantitative Communication Research Methods and Qualitative Research Methodologies (9 credits), plus communication electives (3-5 courses with thesis, 6-9 without), up to 6 outside credits and a 6-credit master's thesis on the thesis option.

Career pathways

Health communication leaders, practitioners and researchers; roles in advertising, public relations, marketing and journalism; corporate diversity trainer, communication director, human resource manager and foreign correspondent in intercultural communication.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The following is a list of the required conditions as well as the required documents/fees for your application for admission to the Master of Arts degree program in the School of Communication. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. The School's official application. An $85.00 non-refundable application fee. Three letters of recommendation. 500-word typed statement of academic and professional goals. Official transcripts of all college work, both undergraduate and graduate. Note: In addition, international applicants must send an official copy of their diploma for all degrees earned, and all documentation that confers their degree, with English translation for all degrees earned. Note: All transcripts must be the original document, forwarded directly from the university: Xerox copies, true copies, notarized copies and other types of copies are not acceptable. Official TOEFL or IELTS scores. Note: Only for international applicants. Copy of current passport. Note: Only for international applicants.

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.

Most on-campus graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application; the application fee is $85 for Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Communication, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Miller School of Medicine and Rosenstiel School programmes, and $100 for Miami Herbert Business School and Frost School of Music programmes. Nursing applies through NursingCAS; Law, MD, Physical Therapy and Public Health Sciences use their own application portals.

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