Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication (Communication Studies), M.S.


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Research and Scholarly Integrity Education

All faculty holding Regular or Associate graduate faculty status must complete CITI training modules required by the Graduate School and their departments. All graduate students must complete the CITI training modules required by the Graduate School and their departments the first semester they are enrolled in graduate school. The RSIE policy and training information are found on the Graduate School web page – www.usm.edu/graduate-school. Contact the Dean of the Graduate School if you have any questions regarding the policy or training information.

Continuous Enrollment Requirement: Students must meet the requirement specified in the front section of this Bulletin.

Requirements


All students pursuing this program in Communication must complete the following requirements:

Research Methods (9 hours)


CMS Electives (15 hours)


Note:


*The research methods electives will be chosen from CMS 721 , CMS 722 , REF 602 , REF 761 , REF 762 .

A minimum of thirty (30) semester hours must be completed. At least eighteen (18) of these hours must be numbered 600 and above. All candidates must take a comprehensive written examination. A 3.0 GPA is required for graduation.

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