The Master of Arts in Communication degree requires all students to complete 30 credit hours.
Incoming students are expected to have had at least twelve hours of appropriate undergraduate work in communication. Should the graduate faculty believe there is a deficiency in the applicant's undergraduate work in communication, students may be required to enroll in additional undergraduate classes that do not count toward the master's degree.
Plan of Study
Students may choose from either the Plan A or Plan B options to complete their master's degree requirements.
To view course descriptions, please visit the UK Graduate Bulletin.
Course |
Credits |
| * CI 651 Communication Theory | 3 |
| * CI 665 Quantitative Methods in Communication Research | 3 |
| * STA 570 Basic Statistics Analysis (or approved equivalent by DGS such as EDP 557) | 3 |
| * CI 631 Proseminar in Interpersonal Communication or * CI 645 Proseminar in Mass Communication Theory or * CI 608 Mass Communications and Society |
3 |
| CI 768 Residence Credit for the Master's Degree | 6 |
| Electives | 12 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
| * Required core courses |
Students choosing Plan A will take a minimum of 24 credit hours of course work: 12 hours from required core courses and 12 hours from elective courses. Additionally students must complete six credit hours of CI 768 Residence Credit for the Master's Degree, as well as an oral examination in defense of the thesis.
At least 21 of the 30 credit hours must be from offerings within the College of Communication and Information. At least half of the minimum course requirements (excluding thesis, practicum or internship credit) must be in courses at the 600 and 700 levels. Plan A students may count up to six credit hours of CI 768 Residence Credit for the Master's Degree towards the 21 hours. No more than three credit hours may be earned in CI 696 Communication Internship, CI 700 Directed Reading in Communication, CI 781 Directed Study in Communication or CI 790 Research Problems in Communication.
Course |
Credits |
| * CI 651 Communication Theory | 3 |
| * CI 665 Quantitative Methods in Communication Research | 3 |
| * STA 570 Basic Statistics Analysis (or approved equivalent by DGS such as EDP 557) | 3 |
| * CI 631 Proseminar in Interpersonal Communication or * CI 645 Proseminar in Mass Communication Theory or * CI 608 Mass Communications and Society |
3 |
| Electives | 18 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
| * Required core courses |
Students choosing Plan B will take a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work: 12 hours from required core courses and 18 hours from elective courses. Additionally, Plan B students must successfully pass a comprehensive written and oral examination over the student's program.
At least 21 of the 30 credit hours must be from offerings within the College of Communication and Information. At least half of the minimum course requirements (excluding practicum or internship credit) must be in courses at the 600 and 700 levels. No more than six credit hours may be earned in CI 696 Communication Internship, CI 700 Directed Reading in Communication, CI 781 Directed Study in Communication or CI 790 Research Problems in Communication.