major: Communication Management
Degree: Master of Science (MS) Concentration: Leadership (Non-Thesis) 2023-2024
Core Requirements (15 credits)
M.S. in Communication Management students can choose either a thesis option or a non-thesis option. Both options apply to all of the following concentrations: Business, Public Health, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, and Public Management. 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.
MMC6256 Foundations Comm Management (3 Credits)MMC6006 Strategic Communication Theory (3 Credits)
MMC6426 Qual. Res. Method. Mass Comm. (3 Credits)
MMC6421 Quant. Res. Mass Comm. (3 Credits)
MMC6206 Ethics in Comm Management (3 Credits)
Major Electives (3 credits)
SELECT 1 COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:ADV 5050 Strategic Branding (3 credits)
COM 5126 Organizational Communication (3 credits)
COM 5627 Lying and Deception (3 credits)
COM 5226 Theory and Research Methods in Health Communication (3 credits)
COM 5046 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
RTV 5801 Media Management (3 credits)
MMC 5946 Internship in Communication Management (3 credits)
MMC5267 Current Issues in Emerging Media (3 credits)
MMC 6730 Social Media Management (3 credits)
MMC 5738 Strategic Social Media (3 credits)
Concentration Requirements (12 credits)
EDA6191 Team Leadership (3 Credits)
EDA6196 Leadership/Learning Organizat (3 Credits)
EDS6130 Human Resource Deve in Educati (3 Credits)
EDA6215 Developing Community Resources (3 credits)
EDG6285 Fundamentals of Program Evaluation (3 credits)
EDG6625 Curriculum and Assessment Leadership (3 credits)
Exit Requirement (6 credits)
Students who choose the non-thesis option will take six additional credit hours from the list of School Electives.