Nicholson School of Communication
Director of the School: Milan D. Meeske
Graduate Program Coordinator: Burt Pryor
COMM 248, (407) 823-5670 or 823-2681.
E-mail: apryor@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Faculty
Professors: R. H. Davis, Ph.D.; F. E. Fedler, Ph.D.; M. D. Meeske, Ph.D.; M. T. O’Keefe, Ph.D.; B. Pryor, Ph.D.; R. F. Smith, M.A.; K. P. Taylor, Ph.D.Associate Professors: J. F. Butler, Ph.D.; W. J. Hall, Ed.D.; J. Maunez-Cuadra, Ph.D.; J. B. O’Hara, Ph.D.; L. A. Tanzi, Ph.D.; E. B. Wycoff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: G. M. Bagley, M.A.; R. L. Barfield, Ph.D.; D. E. DeLorme, Ph.D.; F. L. Johnson, M.A.; S. G. Lawrence, Ph.D.; J. Metz, Ph.D.; M. A. Mitrook, M.A.; M. C. Santana, Ph.D
Master of Arts in Communication
Application Deadlines
| Fall admission | July 15 |
| Spring admission | December 1 |
| Summer admission | April 15 |
Admission
The Graduate Record Examination is required of all graduate students. Minimum requirements for admission are a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 for the last 60 attempted semester hours of undergraduate study and a score of at least 1000 on the verbal-quantitative sections of the General (Aptitude) test of the GRE. All applicants are required to submit a statement of academic and professional goals. The department requires international students and students whose native language is not English to have a minimum score of 220 (computer-based test; or equivalent score on the paper-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).Programs in Communication
The curriculum focuses on theoretical and applied perspectives of communication theory and research, with tracks in interpersonal and mass communication. Graduates derive benefits in a variety of academic and career directions, including entry into doctoral programs, advancement within existing career contexts, and the procurement of new career directions in the public and private sectors.Degree Requirements
Students must select either the thesis or the comprehensive exam option. The thesis option requires 10 courses (30 hours) and the thesis (4 hours), for a total of 34 credits. The compre- hensive exam option requires 11 courses (33 hours) and the comprehensive exams. The decision whether to write a thesis and defend it in an oral examination or to take the comprehensive exams should be made in consultation with the School of Communication graduate program coordinator. Typically, students entering or continuing professional careers following the M.A. would select the comprehensive exam option, while those who plan to enter doctoral programs would select the thesis option.Core Requirements
Mass Communication Track—12 Semester Hours
MMC 6402 Mass Communication Theory (3 hours)
MMC 6445 Mass Media Research I (3 hours)
MMC 6446 Mass Media Research II (3 hours)
EDF 6401 Statistics for Educational Data (3 hours)
Interpersonal Communication Track—12 Semester Hours
COM 6XXX Interpersonal Communication (3 hours)
COM 6303 Communication Research I (3 hours)
SPC 6219 Modern Communication Theory (3 hours)
EDF 6401 Statistics for Educational Data (3 hours)
Restrictive Electives for Both Tracks
18 hours, Thesis Option; 21 hours, Comprehensive Exam Option
COM 6121 Communication Management (3 hours)
COM 6304 Communication Research II (3 hours)
COM 6468 Communication and Conflict (3 hours)
COM 6106 International Communication (3 hours)
COM 6XXX Studies in Persuasion (3 hours)
MMC 6202 Legal and Ethical Issues for Communication (3 hours)
MMC 6407 Visual Communication Theory (3 hours)
MMC 6567 Seminar in New Media (3 hours)
MMC 6600 Media Effects and Audience Analysis (3 hours)
MMC 6606 Advertising and Society (3 hours)
MMC 6612 Communication and the Government (3 hours)
MMC 6XXX Crisis Public Relations (3 hours)
SPC 6442 Small Group Communication (3 hours)
Special topics, independent studies, 5000-level courses, and courses taken outside the Nicholson School of Communication may be counted as restricted electives, as approved by the graduate program coordinator.
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