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Admissions Requirements |
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For admission to The
Graduate School, a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college
or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency is
normally required.
Applicants
should submit a complete application packet including official
transcripts of college academic work, letters of recommendation,
and official score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
The Graduate Bulletin and
Admission Application are available on-line.
In addition to the above, applicants may
be required to submit an additional writing sample demonstrating
evidence of creative work. |
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Degree Requirements |
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MM.C students are required
to complete 36 hours of coursework. This includes a
professional practicum experience with a newspaper, magazine,
television, or radio station, advertising or public relations
department or agency or some other approved mass media-related
organization. A thesis is not required for this degree
program. |
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Courses |
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Courses are delivered through a variety of media. |
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Core |
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JOUR 701 Research Methods in Mass Communications |
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JOUR 705 Integrated Communication Principles |
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JOUR 706 Media Law |
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JOUR 762 Issues in Mass Communication Management |
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JOUR 771 Media Economics |
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JOUR 777 Practicum in Mass Communication Management |
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Students will be expected to work with organizations or agencies
in their chosen area of interest within mass communication to
fulfill their professional capstone practicum experience. |
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Three graduate courses (nine credits) of directed electives: |
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MKTG 701 |
Marketing Management |
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MGMT 718 |
Management of Human Resources |
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MGMT 770 |
Organization Behavior OR |
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JOUR 710 |
Organizational Communication |
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Three graduate courses (nine credits) of elective credits as
approved by the student's Academic Advisor and the Associate
Director for Graduate Studies and Research. |
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M.M.C. comprehensive examination consisting of: |
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l a five-hour
written examination based on the M.M.C. core |
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l a second-day
written examination based on the elective hours and practicum-
related experience an oral defense of a the second-day written
examination. |
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