{"id":7534,"date":"2019-12-12T22:50:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T22:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harrington.uri.edu\/?page_id=7534"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:40:41","slug":"accelerated-masters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/accelerated-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerated Master&#8217;s Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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 B.A.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-com-mainv2.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><br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"comm-ba\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-comm-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11512\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11512\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11514\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11514\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11515\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11515\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11513\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11513\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/accelerated-masters\/\">Accelerated Master\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11898\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11898\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/online\/programs\/undergraduate\/communication-studies\/\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11522\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11522\"><a href=\"https:\/\/harrington.uri.edu\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/student-work\/\">Student Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12356\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12356\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-a\/news\/\">Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/p>\n<h2>Accelerated Bachelor&#8217;s Degree\/Master&#8217;s Degree Program<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Application Deadline<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>March 15 of your junior year for full consideration. Applicants meeting this deadline will be notified of the admission decision by March 30<\/li>\n<li>July 15 (rolling decisions on applications)<\/li>\n<li>Admission fees for the URI graduate school and GradCAS are automatically waived for current Harrington School students applying to the AB\/M program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Applications should be completed online through GradCAS found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/admission\/\">URI Graduate School<\/a> website.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>The accelerated Bachelor&#8217;s Degree\/Master&#8217;s (AB\/M) Degree program is a five year track to attaining your Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s degree. Advanced students that have demonstrated excellence in their undergraduate career and are ready for advanced level scholarship are invited to apply to the AB\/M program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adding the Communication Studies Master&#8217;s degree to your undergraduate B. A. is designed to provide credentials and skills 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\u2019ll 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<h3>How It Works<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Applications<\/strong> to the program are accepted during your Junior year. The admission page has the specific requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Curriculum<\/strong> includes two foundational courses (COM 501 and COM 502), one seminar in each specialization area and four elective courses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Credits:<\/strong> During your Senior year, up to 9 credits of coursework at the 400 or 500 level will count toward both your Bachelor&#8217;s degree and as electives toward completing the 30 credits of your Master&#8217;s degree. During your fifth year, you will have 21 credits to complete for the Master&#8217;s degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Examination<\/strong>: During spring semester of your fifth year, you will take a two day written comprehensive examination covering all four of our areas of specialization followed by an oral examination of your responses by your faculty committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Admission<\/h2>\n<h3>General Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Current enrollment in a Harrington School undergraduate major (Communication Studies, Writing &amp; Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations, Film or Sports Media) with 75 or more credits completed toward your degree<\/li>\n<li>Junior Standing<\/li>\n<li>Current overall GPA of 3.0 and major GPA of 3.3 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Scholarly paper showing the capacity for academic argumentation using current research and theory<\/li>\n<li>Two letters of recommendation from faculty members or people who have supervised or mentored your scholarly work such as internship supervisors<\/li>\n<li>Personal statement describing your interest in pursuing graduate education in Communication Studies (500-1,000 words)<\/li>\n<li>Standardized tests scores (such as the GRE) are not required, nor do you need to submit an official transcript as your transcript is already in our system<\/li>\n<li>The AB\/M program is a nonthesis program. If you wish to include a thesis as part of your Master\u2019s degree, apply for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-m-a\/\">Communication Studies Master\u2019s program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/creative-spaces\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Broadcastcenter-e1663002121156.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Broadcast Center\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Creative Spaces<\/h2><p>Discover our interactive state-of-the-art facilities and classrooms. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/communication-studies-b-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><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/careers\/\" 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>Careers<\/h2><p>Learn about internships, career opportunities, and our alums.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Plan today<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Accelerated Bachelor&#8217;s Degree\/Master&#8217;s Degree Program Overview The accelerated Bachelor&#8217;s Degree\/Master&#8217;s (AB\/M) Degree program is a five year track to attaining your Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s degree. 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