M.A. in Professional Communication: Critical/Influential Communication
Residential M.A. Professional Communication: Critical/Influential Communication
Enhance your career with an M.A. in Professional Communication: Critical/Influential Communication. Develop an understanding of rhetoric and argumentation and learn how politics and the media intersect with communication principles and strategies. Understand foundational elements of communication and persuasion tactics that will help you communicate effectively. Study under Ph.D.-level professors who have expertise in their fields, and who are dedicated to your success. Prepare to use the skills you gain to excel in your future workplace. The Master of Arts in Professional Communication: Critical/Influential Communication is a 36-hour degree program and requires a written thesis or thesis project.
Academic Information for the Critical/Influential Communication Cognate
Credit Hours
36 credit hours
Program of Study
Professional Communication (M.A.) – Critical/Influential Communication
Admission Requirements
Communication Courses You Could Take
- Leadership Communication (COMS 552)
- Strategies & Tactics of Persuasion (COMS 554)
- Rhetorical Theory & Criticism (COMS 612)
- Politics & Media (COMS 632)
Enhance Your Career in Communication
Career Opportunities for the M.A. in Professional Communication: Critical/Influential Communication
- Press Secretary
- Motivational Speaker
- Speech/Opinion Writer
- Journalist/Editorialist
- Political Communication Consultant
- Social Change Advocacy/Advocacy Management