{"id":1921,"date":"2018-01-08T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T16:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/harrington-draft\/?page_id=1921"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:41:05","slug":"communication-studies-m-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication Studies M.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Communication Studies M.A.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/com-ma-hero-v3.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"comm-ma\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-comm-ma\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11556\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11556\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11557\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11557\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11559\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11559\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11558\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11558\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11560\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11560\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/accelerated-masters\/\">Accelerated Master\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The Master&#8217;s program in Communication Studies is designed to help you further your career in communication or related fields such as personnel, business administration, or human services \u2014 or for continuing study in a Ph.D. program.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll work with you to develop your course plan according to your academic and career needs. You might have specific interests in areas such as college teaching, communication technology, conflict management, political media, organizational communication training and development, or public relations. Your individual specialty can be developed within any of our specialization areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpersonal communication<\/li>\n<li>Media studies<\/li>\n<li>Organizational communication<\/li>\n<li>Public discourse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Classes are small, 10-to-15 students on average, and mostly offered in late afternoon or evening in Providence and Kingston. Full- and part-time programs of study are available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/curriculum\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/advising-scaled-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"faculty advisor in advising meeting with student in the Ranger Hall livingroom\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Curriculum<\/h2><p>Explore the degree requirements, courses, and timeline.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/admission\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/AS-Career-Fair-17-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Mandy Career Fair\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Admission<\/h2><p>Learn about application deadlines and requirements. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Plan today<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/faculty\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Joon-Social-2.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Joon Kim and Student\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>People<\/h2><p>Discover our world-class teachers, researchers, and professionals. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Meet the experts<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout cl-tiles halves \"><p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<p>Davis Hall Rm 204<br \/>\n10 Lippitt Rd<br \/>\nKingston, RI 02881<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Emily Diamond, Director of Graduate Studies<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:diamond@uri.edu\"> diamond@uri.edu <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Master&#8217;s program in Communication Studies is designed to help you further your career in communication or related fields such as personnel, business administration, or human services \u2014 or for continuing study in a Ph.D. program. 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