Department of Communication ALL ONLINE MA IN CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

1. Department of Communication ALL ONLINE MA IN CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

2. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION M A PROGRAM ADMISSION • 2.5 GPA (4.0 scale) for cumulative undergraduate coursework. • complete the Graduate Record Examination (verbal and quantitative tests only) • offer three letters of recommendation from former college professors OR communication industry executives

3. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION MA PROGRAM COURSE OFFERINGS • Classes are offered every fall and spring term within two 8-week sessions. • Students who work full time can opt for the Professional Track and take two graduate courses each term with no class overlap. • Students who want to work on their MA full time can opt for the Fast Track and take four graduate courses each term with only two courses overlapping at a time. • Classes are also offered during the summer in a single 8-week session.

4. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION MA DEGREE COMPLETION • Students opting for the Professional Track typically spend between 2 ½ to 3 ½ years completing our M. A. in corporate communication degree program. • Students opting for the Fast Track typically spend between 1 ½ to 2 years completing our M. A. in corporate communication degree program. Professional Track Fast Track

5. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION M A PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • Complete the required core of courses. COMM 5001, Proseminar in Communication (1) – an orientation to the M. A. program and scholarly writing. COMM 5000, Communication Research Methods (3) – quantitative and qualitative research methods are to communication inquiry and investigation. COMM 5030, Applied Communication Theory (3) – learning appropriate theories and applying them to communication. COMM 5600, Integrated Corporate Communication (3) – discovering all of the IMC ingredients and their application. COMM 5650, Communication Law (3) – A study of law as it related to the communication industry.

6. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION M A PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • Complete the research component. COMM 5950, Research Paper (3) – writing a research paper on a case study, campaign, review of literature, or other communication discipline research. OR COMM 599A and COMM 599B, Thesis Writing (3, 3) – writing a communication thesis after conducting original, in-depth research in the area of mass communication.

7. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION M A PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • Completion of the required elective courses. • 18 semester hours if you opt for the COMM 5950, Research Paper (3), option to fulfill the research component. • 15 semester hours if you opt for the COMM 599A and COMM 599B, Thesis Writing (3, 3) option to fulfill the research component. • Your Advisor must approve your elective classes.

8. GRADUATE STUDNETS CHOOSE FROM THESE ELECTIVE COURSES • COMM 5020, Organizational Communication (3) • COMM 5050, Public Relations 3) • COMM 5060, Communication & Public Opinion (3) • COMM 5100, Marketing Communication (3) • COMM 5110, Leadership & Communication (3) • COMM 5115, Sports Broadcasting Direction & Criticism (3) • COMM 5150, Advertising and Media Strategies (3) • COMM 5210, e-Communication Strategies (3) • COMM 5300, Consumer & Audience Behavior • COMM 5350, Media Management (3) • COMM 5400, Politics & Mass Media (3) • COMM 5410, Web Design & Criticism (3) • COMM 5710, Ethics in a Changing Environment (3) • COMM 5800, Persuasion and Social Change (3) • COMM 5730, Web Content Maintenance & Management (3) • COMM 5750, Feature Writing (3)

9. GRADUATE STUDNETS CHOOSE FROM THESE ELECTIVE COURSES • COMM 5810, Race, Gender & Mass Media (3) • COMM 5920, Economics of the Mass Media (3)

10. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Our graduate faculty really make a difference in graduate student learning. • Our graduate faculty all have professional experience in the communication industry (broadcasting, advertising, IMC, journalism, law, marketing, PR, and Web. • All of our graduate faculty have a terminal degree in their area of study. • Some of our graduate faculty have received industry notoriety for their professional work in the communication industry, including Grammy awards for audio music production, ADDY awards for commercials, video production awards, broadcast and print journalism, and NAB Faculty Internships.

11. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. J. Micheal Gotcher (Ph. D., Louisiana State University) – Professor and Department Chair • Dr. Frank E. Parcells (Ph. D., Southern lllinois University) – Professor and Graduate Coordinator

12. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. Margaret Duffy (Ph. D., University of Iowa) – Adjunct Professor • Patrick Jablonski (Ph. D., University of Alabama) – Adjunct Professor

13. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. Carmen Reagan – (DBA, Mississippi State Univeristy) - Professor • Dr. David von Palko (J. D., Nashville School of Law) - Professor

14. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. Ellen Kanervo (Ph. D., University of Wisconsin - Madison) – Professor Emeritus • Dr. Pamela J. Gray (Ph. D., University of Kentucky) – Associate Professor

15. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. Yvonne Prather (Ph. D., Bowling Green State University) – Associate Professor • Mr. John W. Moseley (M. A., Austin Peay State University) – Associate Professor

16. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. Patricia Ferrier (Ph. D., Ohio University) – Assistant Professor • Dr. Christina Hicks-Goldston (Ph. D., University of Southern Mississippi) – Assistant Professor

17. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE FACULTY • Dr. James Parker (Ph. D., Florida State University) – Assistant Professor • Dr. Yuning Zhang (Ph. D., Washington State University) – Assistant Professor

18. FOR MORE INFORMATIONON ON THE CORPORATE COMMUNICATION M A Contact Dr. Frank E. Parcells, Graduate Coordinator, by email at ParcellsF@APSU.edu or by telephone at (931) 221.6308. or visit us online at CCMA.APSU.EDU