Program Admission

Applicants must:

1. Meet the admission requirements for the Graduate School and be accepted into the program by the school;
2. Have at least a minor or the equivalent in communication or speech;
3. Have a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.7 (exceptions on the recommendation of area faculty and the Graduate School); and
4. In the case of international students, have a minimum TOEFL score (see the Admissions website at www.emich.edu/admissions for minimum scores).

School Information

Communication, Media & Theatre Arts | Kathleen Stacey, Ph.D., Director | 124 Quirk, 734.487.3131, kstacey@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Graduate Coordinators:

Jenny Kindred, Ph.D., 713M Pray-Harrold, 734.487.4225, jkindred@emich.edu

Jamie Ward, Ph.D., 124 Quirk, 734.487.0970, jward29@emich.edu

Jonathan Carter, Ph.D., 607B Pray Harrold, 734.487.0382, carte58@emich.edu

Degree Requirements: 30 hours

The M.A. in Communication requires students to complete the following:

1. Early in their graduate work, prepare an official program of study in consultation with an assigned graduate advisor and file it with the Office of Records and Registration;
2. Successfully meet all conditions stipulated upon entry into the program; and
3. Complete, with an overall GPA of at least 3.0, a minimum of 30 hours of approved course work as identified in the official program of study.

The required 30 hours are to be distributed among required courses, elective courses and cognate courses as follows: