Master of Science - Communication Management - Public Management - (Non-Thesis)

The program consists of a minimum of 36 credit hours, 15 of which are earned through a common core of required courses in the School of Communication. Also, three credit hours are selected from a list of electives in the School of Communication. In addition, 12 credit hours are earned through one of five outside concentrations: Business, Public Health, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, and Public Management. The final 6 credit hours are earned through an academic communication management-related thesis or a professional communication-related research project.

Students will complete either an academic communication management-related thesis OR a professional communication-related research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and committee. Students will take this 3-credit course twice to reach the required 6 credit hours of thesis/applied research project needed to graduate with the MS in Communication Management. Permission of the MS in Communication Management graduate director is a prerequisite to enroll.

The Communication Management program requires applicants to choose one of the following concentrations: