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Graduate Program Overview
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The School of Communication offers a Master of Arts degree emphasizing a broad theoretical knowledge of speech and mass communication. Graduate students achieve in-depth knowledge of communication processes and effects, and acquire the skills needed to discover new knowledge through research and other forms of scholarly activity. They also acquire skills and knowledge needed for professional growth. Graduate students conduct original research for a thesis or project. Graduate faculty members offer an impressive blend of academic and professional media and corporate experience. Faculty are actively involved in discovery of new knowledge through publication in top scholarly journals. The faculty seek to cultivate in students breadth and depth of knowledge about communication, and seek to foster the spirit of free investigation. Graduate Chair Contact Information |
Graduate Advising
The graduate program chair serves as advisor to all communication graduate students when they first enter the program.
You may select another member of the school's graduate faculty as your advisor at any time. Here's what usually happens: students stay with the program chair until they discover, typically through course work, a faculty member whose research or other professional interests coincide more with the student's interests. It makes good sense to work with one faculty member as your advisor and your thesis or project committee chair because that individual will best know you and your work.
However, students may continue to be advised at registration by their initial advisor if they choose.
Graduate Certificates
The School of Communication offers two graduate certificates:
- Human Resources and Training
For more information regarding the graduate certificate in Human Resources and training please contact Dr. Karen Dwyer at (402)554-2253, or e-mail kdwyer@mail.unomaha.edu. - Technical Communication
For more information regarding the graduate certificate in Technical Communication contact Dr. Tracy Bridgeford at (402)554-3312, or e-mail tbridgeford@mail.unomaha.edu.
Comprehensive Examination Procedures
Each student must take a written comprehensive examination as part of his/her graduate studies.
The comprehensive exam will be based upon the following three areas: (1) communication theory, (2) communication research, and (3) specialized study in communication.
When the student is ready to begin the comprehensive exam process, the individual will prepare a curriculum vita, a master list of all courses taken in his/her program of study. This list should include titles of all papers written, projects conducted, key texts read, plus other relevant information that will provide graduate faculty members with an overall view of the student's graduate training.
Once the curriculum vita is completed the student will need to determine which three graduate faculty members will write the questions for the comprehensive exam.
At this time the student needs to contact the School of Communication at 554-2600 to schedule the exam dates. The exams must be taken on two consecutive days. Two hours per exam will be allotted and exams may not begin after 2:30 p.m.
More information about the comprehensive examination process can be found in the graduate handbook.
Graduate Chair Contact Information
Dr. Barbara Pickering
6001 Dodge St. ASH 140
Omaha, NE
68182-0122
bpickering@mail.unomaha.edu
402.554.2204
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
If you are interested in a graduate assistantships, please complete and submit the application by March 1. Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis.
