Communication Studies

Master of Arts
Doctor of Philosophy

For More Information

Campus address: Jesse H. Jones Communication Center (Academic) (CMA) A7.112, phone (512) 471-1942, fax (512) 471-3504; campus mail code: A1105

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Program, Department of Communication Studies, 2504 Whitis Avenue A1105, Austin TX 78712

E-mail: commstudies@austin.utexas.edu

URL: http://commstudies.utexas.edu/

Facilities for Graduate Work

The graduate program provides students with a designated computer lab. The Robert Hopper Lab is equipped with multi-platform computers (five Apple and five PC), statistical software packages, tape conversion equipment, storage space, study space, and research and collaboration space, and printer. Audio recorders, clickers, and transcribing sets are available to check out from the department.  A Research Participation Software system is provided for graduate students to recruit undergraduate participants for research studies.
 
The program provides all students with cubicle or office space within the Moody College of Communication complex. In addition, facilities are available for testing, defenses, research, Skype interviews, and various graduate student needs.

Areas of Study

The master’s and doctoral degree programs in communication studies provide training in the following areas: interpersonal communication, organizational communication and technology, and rhetoric and language studies.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in communication studies is a research degree; doctoral students can expect opportunities to work closely with the faculty on research and to participate in the publication of research findings. All doctoral students are expected to achieve mastery of research design principles and methods appropriate to their program of study.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring 2019 semester.

Dawna Ballard Joshua Ben Barbour Jay Michael Bernhardt Barry Brummett Michael Butterworth Karma Ruth Chavez Richard A Cherwitz Rene M Dailey John A Daly Erin Eileen Donovan Shiv Ganesh Joshua G Gunn

Roderick P Hart Elin J Hartelius Sharon E Jarvis Madeline M Maxwell Matthew S McGlone Keri K Stephens Jurgen K Streeck Natalie J Stroud Scott R Stroud Jeffrey Treem Anita L Vangelisti

Admission Requirements

Entering students must have a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) from an accredited institution, and their undergraduate preparation should include at least nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in communication studies. All applicants must meet the Graduate School's admission requirements.

Satisfying these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Each applicant’s credentials are scrutinized by each faculty member in the program. No single criterion, such as grade point average or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) score, is given undue weight in the decision process; every attempt is made to assess the special strengths that the applicant might bring to the program.