UNO School of Communication Master’s Degree Program

Degree Requirements

Required Courses (Core Courses)

Students will take a total of 12 credit hours of core classes. These classes expose students to mass and speech communication theories as well as research methodologies in the communication discipline. These core courses are structured to give you the education and skills needed to help you meet your professional goals. The core courses must be completed within the first 18-21 credit hours of a student's program. (This requirement may be waived for students entering the Communication graduate program with approved graduate credits to be used in the plan of study).

Electives

Students will take a total of 15 credit hours of graduate-level elective classes (for the thesis option) and a total of 18 credit hours of graduate-level elective classes (for the project option).

Course Rotation:

Course Number	Course Name	Semester(s) Offered *Subject to change
COMM 8000	Foundations of Communications	Core Course - Offered every Fall Semester
COMM 8010	Quantitative Methods	Core Course - Offered every Spring Semester
COMM 8020	Qualitative Methods	Core Course - Offered every Fall Semester
COMM 8040	Rhetorical Methods	Core Course - Offered every Spring Semester
COMM 8200	Pop Culture, Mass Media, and Visual Rhetoric	Spring 2027, Spring 2030
COMM 8220	Communication, Health, and Disparity	Fall 2027, Fall 2030
COMM 8250	Strategic Communication	Spring 2028
COMM 8270	Rhetoric and Social Movements	Spring 2029
COMM 8156	Organizational Training and Development	Fall 2026, Fall 2028
COMM 8166	Communication in Instructional Settings	Fall 2027
COMM 8170	Organizational Communication and Leadership	Spring 2028, Spring 2030
COMM 8316	Media and Politics	Fall 2028
COMM 8516	Persuasion and Social Influence	Fall 2026
COMM 8576	Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace	Spring 2027, Spring 2029
COMM 8580	Communication, Identity, and Diversity	Fall 2029

Thesis/Project Plan

Typically, in the last semester of the MA program, students will complete 6 credit hours of either a thesis (typically, a research study) or a project (e.g., training curriculum, classroom curriculum, documentary film).

Courses	Hours
Completion of the Core Completion of Electives Completion of Thesis Total Hours	12 Credit Hours 15 Credit Hours 6 Credit Hours 33 Credit Hours

Courses	Hours
Completion of the Core Completion of Electives Completion of Project Total Hours	12 Credit Hours 18 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours 33 Credit Hours

Graduate Program Chair:

Dr. Sharon Storch, Advisor
ASH 107V
sstorch@unomaha.edu