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The Master of Arts in Speech Communication is a 30-units degree program. Most students complete the degree in two years. Students can follow one of three options in completing their degrees: (1) completing 30 units of course work and taking comprehensive exams, or (2) completing 27 units of course work and writing a project (HCOM 597) for three units, or (3) completing 24 units of course work and writing a thesis (HCOM 598) for six units. The choice among the three options is made by the students in consultation with their supervisory committees based on the students' goals and objectives. Students planning on completing a Ph.D. are encouraged to select the thesis option. The comprehensive exam option includes a general exam and an exam over primary and secondary areas of concentration. The specific requirements are as follows:

Required Courses (6 units)

HCOM 500 Research in Speech Communication (3)
HCOM 536 Seminar in Communication and Rhetorical Theory (3)

Seminars (9-18 units)

HCOM 510 Seminar in Interpersonal and Relational Communication (3)
HCOM 520 Seminar in Group Communication (3)
HCOM 522 Seminar in Intercultural Communication (3)
HCOM 525 Seminar in Organizational Communication (3)
HCOM 530 Seminar in Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (3)
HCOM 535 Seminar in Argumentation and Persuasion (3)

Research Options (0-6 units)

HCOM 597 Project (3) HCOM 598 Thesis (6)

Example Electives (0-15 units)*

HCOM 409 Qualitative Research in Communication (3)
HCOM 413 Communication in Interpersonal Relationships (3) HCOM 420 Communication Theory (3)
HCOM 422 Applications of Intercultural Communication (3) HCOM 430 Classical Rhetoric (3)
HCOM 432 Contemporary Rhetoric (3)
HCOM 433 Training and Development (3)
HCOM 438 Principles of Rhetorical Criticism (3)
HCOM 492 Pro-Seminar (3) **
HCOM 599 Independent Graduate Research (3)

*    A maximum of 9 units of 400-level course work can be applied to the M.A. degree. A maximum of 6 units of HCOM 599 can be taken.
**   Topics vary each semester (e.g., Compliance-Gaining, Political Communication, Mediation, Japanese-North American Communication, Intercultural Conflict). One section is offered each semester.

 
     
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