Course requirements for a graduate degree in Communication Studies vary depending on the degree. A Master’s degree with thesis requires 30 total hours of course work which includes 24 hours of actual course work and 6 hours of thesis. A Master’s degree with report requires 33 total hours of course work which includes 30 hours of actual course work and 3 hours of report. A doctoral degree requires 45 hours of coursework, plus hours for comprehensive exams, and at least 6 hours of dissertation. The only required course for all CMS graduate students is CMS 081M Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication to be taken in a student’s first semester. This is a zero hour course and is taken in addition to 9 hours of course work if the student wishes to be considered a full time student. All other course work required for a degree is chosen by the student and his/her advisor to write the thesis/report/dissertation that the student wishes to write.

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