Master of Arts in Communication

The School of Communication offers a Master of Arts degree emphasizing a blend of broad theoretical and methodological instruction and application of the communication discipline.By exploring various communication phenomena through both our Core classes and a variety of elective options either on-campus or online, students work towards the completion of final their thesis or project in preparation for personal and professional successes after graduation.
School of Communication graduate faculty offer an impressive blend of academic and professional experiences. Our award-winning and nationally-recognized faculty are actively involved in the discovery of new knowledge through publication in top scholarly journals, published books, community outreach, and conference presentations. The faculty seek to cultivate students’ breadth and depth of knowledge about communication, as well as foster a spirit of free investigation.

Unconditional Admission may be granted to a student whose record includes at least the following:

Certification of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Documentation through official transcripts using a 4.0 grade point scale of having earned at least:

A 3.25 in communication or undergraduate major work.
Either a 3.0 overall undergraduate average GPA or a 3.25 average GPA in the last half of undergraduate credit hours, and
Inclusion of nine (9) to 15 undergraduate (junior or senior level) theory and/or research courses in communication (e.g., communication studies, speech communication, broadcasting, journalism, mass communication, media communication or studies, rhetoric) or a related field as approved by the graduate program chair (GPC) and/or the graduate admissions committee.

Provisional Admission may be granted for reasons of experience, maturity or other circumstances to a student who does not meet the unconditional admission standards. A student will not be admitted who does not meet UNO Graduate College provisional admission standards (a 2.75 GPA for both undergraduate major and minor).

The school's graduate admission committee may require any one or any combination of the following in deciding whether or not to recommend provisional admission:

Completion of prescribed course(s) (not for graduate credit) with a grade of “B” (3.0/4.0) or better, with course(s) approved in advance by the GPC and/or the graduate admission committee.
Completion of the first 12 graduate hours of coursework with a grade of "B" (3.0/4.0) or better as a non-declared student.

English Language Proficiency:

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