Welcome to California State University's Department of Communications master's degree home page. For more than 35 years, the department has been committed to linking education and the communication professions with the focus on graduate program quality and flexibility.

The master's degree is designed to provide advanced study in communications theory and research, and offers an opportunity to integrate all aspects of the profession into a single degree. Students select courses from advertising, entertainment and tourism, journalism, public relations, and television-film for a truly interdisciplinary degree. We also offer students the option to incorporate a limited number courses from other master's degree programs such as business, psychology and public administration.

The program prepares the graduate to apply advanced communication concepts, research development skills, and theories relevant to the use of communications media for a wide variety of purposes. Such study may serve those whose careers involve the use of print and the electronic media to inform, instruct and persuade. Communications skills are highly applicable to a wide range of careers in business, industry, government, education, and the mass media.

The M. A. program in communications offers flexible options for study, and may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis. Most study plan courses are offered in the late afternoon or evening hours. Course work can be completed in as little as three semesters. A thesis requires an additional two semesters, and a project one additional semester.

This Web site offers information on requirements, deadlines, curriculum, and other information to get you started earning your M.A at CSUF. Additional information is available the university home page at http://www.fullerton.edu and the university Office of Graduate Studies at http://www.fullerton.edu/graduate/.