Areas of Study

Our graduate program is organized under six areas of study:

• Health Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Media, Technology, and Society
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations / Issue Management
• Rhetorical Studies

Interdisciplinary programs are also available in:

• Communication and Philosophy
• Communication and Aging
• Information Assurance and Security
• Public Health - MPH - Health Communication track (new)

A student's program is typically based on a concentration of study and research in one of these areas, designated as the student's primary area, and on a secondary emphasis in either one or two additional areas chosen from those available within or outside the department and designated as related.

The listing of a course under a particular heading is not intended as a limitation on its being used, when such use is appropriate, under a different heading as part of some other program or area.