Communication (MS)
Master of Science Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 12 | ||
| Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | |||
| Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | |||
| Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | |||
| Human Communication Theory | |||
| Elective Courses | 9 | ||
Select nine credit hours of COM electives – see "Elective Courses" listed below | |||
| Thesis Courses | 9 | ||
Thesis Option | |||
| MR Thesis Research | |||
| Summer Thesis Res | |||
| Non-Thesis Option | |||
| Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration | |||
| Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of three courses below: | 9 | ||
| COM 514 | History Of Rhetoric | 3 | |
| COM 516 | Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| COM 521 | Communication and Globalization | 3 | |
| COM 522 | Critical Approaches to Organizational Communication | 3 | |
| COM 523 | International and Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
| COM 525 | Group/Team Communication | 3 | |
| COM 526 | Media Economics | 3 | |
| COM 527 | Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management | 3 | |
| COM 529 | Communication Campaigns | 3 | |
| COM 530 | Interpersonal Communication in Science and Technology Organizations | 3 | |
| COM 532 | Communication Consulting | 3 | |
| COM 536 | Seminar in Environmental Communication | ||
| COM 537 | Gaming and Social Networks | 3 | |
| COM 538 | Risk Communication | 3 | |
| COM 539 | Fund Development | 3 | |
| COM 540 | Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | 3 | |
| COM 541 | Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | 3 | |
| COM 542 | Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | 3 | |
| COM 543 | Visual Content Analysis | 3 | |
| COM 546 | Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations | 3 | |
| COM 547 | Mobile Media and Communication | 3 | |
| COM 554 | Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | 3 | |
| COM 562 | Communication and Social Change | 3 | |
| COM 563 | Public Relations Theory | 3 | |
| COM 566 | Seminar In Crisis Communication | 3 | |
| COM/ENG 581 | Visual Rhetoric: Theory and Criticism | 3 | |
| COM 585 | Teaching College Communication | 3 | |
| COM 598 | Special Topics In Communication | 1-6 | |
| COM 598 | Special Topics In Communication (Communication in Groups and Teams) | 1-6 | |
| COM 598 | Special Topics In Communication (International Public Relations) | 1-6 | |
| COM 630 | Independent Study in Communication | 1-3 | |
| COM 650 | Communication Internship | 1-6 | |
| COM 685 | Master's Supervised Teaching | 1-3 | |
| COM 695 | MR Thesis Research | 1-6 | |
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master’s degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master’s degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree.
This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.
Faculty
Full Professors
- Deanna P. Dannels
- Adriana Araujo de Souza e Silva
- Victoria J. Gallagher
- Jessica Katz Jameson
- Melissa A. Johnson
- Joann Keyton
- William J. Kinsella
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Kenneth S. Zagacki
Associate Professors
- Andrew Ray Binder
- Elizabeth Ann Craig
- James Kiwanuka-Tondo
- Kama A. Kosenko
- Marcelo Luise Ardon Sayao
- Sarah R. Stein
- Stephen B. Wiley
Assistant Professors
- Yang Cheng
- Fernanda Duarte
- Nicole Marie Lee
Emeritus Faculty
- Daniel A. DeJoy
- Edward T. Funkhouser
- William J. Jordan
- Rebecca Leonard
- Burton Lester Russell
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Craig Allen Smith
- Sarah R Stein
Lecturers
- Kathleen Anne Sturgis
- Jory Philip Weintraub