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Review of assistantship applications begins January 15 for Fall semester and November 15 for Spring semester.

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Admission Requirements

For applicants not seeking an assistantship: An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 is re-

quired (a 3.3/4.0 GPA is recommended). Taking the GRE is preferred but not required. An undergraduate major or minor in communi-

cation is preferred. Students with related majors are also considered.

Applicants should have academic goals and pro-fessional goals compatible with the program.

Writing sample International Students should achieve a mini-

mum score of 580 (paper-based)-237 (Computer-based)-92 (Internet-based) on the TOEFL exam.

Three letters of recommendation from those in a position to evaluate academic performance and graduate potential are required. At least one must be from a current or former professor.

An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 is required (a 3.3/4.0 GPA is recommended).

Applicants must submit GRE. A combined verbal score (500) and quantitative score (500) of at least 1000 is recommended.

An undergraduate major or minor in communication is preferred. Students with related majors are also considered.

Applicants should have academic and professional goals compatible with the program.

Writing sample (academic writing preferred)

International students should achieve a minimum score of 580 (paper-based)-237 (Computer-based)-92 (Internet-based) on the TOEFL exam.

Three letters of recommendation from those in a position to evaluate academic performance and graduate potential are required. Two letters must be from current or former professors

Current CV or resume

For applicants seeking a graduate assistantship:

The School of Communication Studies also participates in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program housed within the College of Communication and Information which consists of four schools: Communication Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication Visual Communication Design, and Library and Information Science.

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Master of Arts Global Communication Concentration

The Master of Arts in the School of Communication Studies is a 32-credit degree with four options for graduation: thesis, coursework only, project, or an internship. Full-time students normally take 2 to 2.5 years to complete their degree.

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At the same time, students complement their work in Communication Studies courses with relevant courses from other schools in the College of Communication and Information and from disciplines outside the college including anthropology, business, economics, education, geography, political science, and sociology. Students with an interest in a particular area of the world are encouraged to combine the global communication MA degree with the appropriate preparation in languages and focused research.   

Broad engagement of global issues combined with a specific cluster of courses and projects can help a student prepare for careers in a wide variety of fields and locations. The global communication MA program can be tailored to student interests and plans in preparation for careers in multicultural management, international health campaigns, multinational corporate negotiations, communication management in diplomatic settings, social movement media coordination, translation of corporate or governmental documents, cross-cultural technical communication and training, and leadership within any sector for confronting the global challenges of today.

65661 C65661 C65661 COMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATION INININ ANANAN IIINFORMATIONNFORMATIONNFORMATION SSSOCIETYOCIETYOCIETY Examination of how the development and use of newer communication technologies have influenced human communication. Considers the evolution, social and psychological impact, culture of newer communication technologies such as the Internet, and how research adapts to these newer media. 65683 I65683 I65683 INTERGROUPNTERGROUPNTERGROUP CCCOMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATION Examines theory and research of communication between groups of individuals, including issues of discrimination, language, identity, social status, religion, and demographics. 65680 I65680 I65680 INTERCULTURALNTERCULTURALNTERCULTURAL///INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION Examination of the theoretical perspectives, re-search issues and the rhetorical analyses or intercul-tural and international communication. 65766 C65766 C65766 COMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATION INININ AAA GGGLOBALLOBALLOBAL SSSOCIETYOCIETYOCIETY Examination of issues related to globalization, largely from a communication perspective yet drawing from other disciplines, and including top-ics such as framing and narratives of globalization and fragmentation, images of national and “civilization” identity, discourses of marketization and consumerism, organizational communication dynamics of “globalization from below”

Learn more about the Communication Studies faculty, student organizations, and other degree programs available through the School of Communication Studies at:

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Globalization in various dimensions is one of the defining features of our age, demanding new conceptions of the ways we work, process infor-mation, address public issues, and relate to one another. Many of our traditional knowledge about sym-bols, messages, and interactions needs to be up-dated and revised. A communication-based ap-proach to globalization allows for this kind of exploration while at the same time considering which concepts, frameworks, and skills are still applicable in the new situations. For example, consider how virtual teamwork in an internation-al organization level fits together with face-to-face group meetings within the same project. The emphasis in global communication allows students to examine old and new media systems, old and new forms of organizations, a variety of intercultural interactions, and the analysis of message and information flows across the world.

Bai Cai, Ph. D., Bowling Green State Uni-versity (bcai@kent.edu) Intercultural/global commu-nication, Chinese political rhetoric, Gender communication, media representation of cul-tural others. George Cheney, Ph.D., Purdue University (gcheney@kent.edu). Organizational com-munication, communication and globaliza-tion, professional ethics, peace studies Paul Haridakis, Ph.D., Kent State Univer-sity(pharidak@kent.edu): Media uses and effects, law, public policy, new communica-tion technologies, sports communication, and freedom of speech. Mei-Chen Lin, Ph.D., University of Kan-sas (mlin@kent.edu). Communication and aging; Intercultural communication; Inter-generational communication across cultures; Communication across life-span; Group dy-namics.