The Curriculum

The degree plan for the MA in mass communication is both challenging and flexible. Students work with an adviser to design a program of study that meets individual needs.

Required courses (all of these):

COM 643 Mass Communication Theory (3)
COM 658 Mass Communication Colloquium (1 hour each semester; 4 total hours)

*One of these:
COM 615 Historical and Critical Methods of Research in Communication (3)
COM 616 Empirical Methods of Research in Communication (3)

Additional mass communication courses (four of the following):

COM 650 Topics in Communication (3)
COM 653 Seminar in Media Management & Economics (3)
COM 654 Seminar in Electronic Media Policy Making (3)
COM 655 Seminar in Mass Media Law (3)
COM 656 Seminar in International and Comparative Mass Communication (3)
COM 657 Seminar in Mass Media Criticism (3)

Related courses (four of the following):

Mass communication courses
Graduate courses from other programs at Miami
Independent studies