Core Courses

The program walks the humanities into the marketplace with theory and practice, requiring knowledge of the historical implications of the humanities and the marketplace. The core curriculum for the M.A. in Communication provides a foundation for students through the following courses:

The department offers four Master of Arts degree programs. The M.A. in Corporate Communication prepares professionals for leadership and management roles in the marketplace. The M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communication incorporates an intensive sequence of graduate coursework emphasizing advertising, public relations and marketing communication as strategic and rhetorical functions that seeks to shape marketplace effectiveness and excellence. The M.A. in Rhetoric & Philosophy of Communication offers courses fundamental for a doctoral degree or enhancement of a liberal arts foundation in communication. The M.A. in Communication Studies offers a hybrid program that allows students to gain professional credentials while considering future doctoral study by blending a strong theoretical background with knowledge of professional communication practices.

Links to M.A. Communication Program Descriptions:

M.A. in Corporate Communication
M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communication
M.A. in Rhetoric & Philosophy of Communication
M.A. in Communication Studies

We also offer the following dual degree programs:

M.A. in Corporate Communication and M.B.A.
M.A. in Corporate Communication and M.A. in Pastoral Ministry
M.A. in Rhetoric & Philosophy of Communication and M.A. in Pastoral Ministry
M.A. in Corporate Communication and M.S. in Multimedia Technology