Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

Program Goals and Courses

• To provide students with an understanding of the centrality of communication in all aspects of personal and organizational life.
  CA 501: Human Communication Perspectives
  CA 504: Special Topics in Communication and Leadership
  CA 505: Organizational Leadership
  CA 510: Rhetorical Criticism
  CA 529: Cross-Cultural Communication
  CA 699: The Epistemology of Communication
  
  
• To develop the ability of students to read and conduct research and apply the principles to their own organizations.
  CA 516: Qualitative Methods of Communication Research
  CA 517: Experimental Methods of Communication Research
  CA 670: Measuring Leadership
  CA 700: Graduate Project
  or
  CA 797: Thesis Design and Research
  CA 798: Thesis - Continuous Enrollment
  
  
• To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between students and organizational leaders concerning the requirements to achieve excellence.
  CA 505: Organizational Leadership
  
  
• To provide a historical overview of leadership perspectives from the 1940s to the present.
  CA 501: Human Communication Perspectives
  CA 670: Measuring Leadership
  CA 699: The Epistemology of Communication
  
  
• To foster an awareness of the communication styles and values of different cultures and how these factors influence business in a global environment.
  CA 505: Organizational Leadership
  CA 529: Cross-Cultural Communication
  
  
• To combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills to resolve organizational issues and improve decision-making.
  CA 501: Human Communication Perspectives
  CA 516: Qualitative Methods of Communication Research
  CA 517: Experimental Methods of Communication Research
  CA 505: Organizational Leadership
  CA 529: Cross-Cultural Communication
  CA 670: Measuring Leadership
  CA 699: The Epistemology of Communication
  CA 700: Graduate Project
  or
  CA 797: Thesis Design and Research
  
  
• To develop a framework for ethical conduct in contemporary organizations.
  CA 501: Human Communication Perspectives
  CA 505: Organizational Leadership
  CA 529: Cross-Cultural Communication

Format of Courses

Courses are offered both online and face-to-face in the 8 week format.  The graduate project, thesis, and reflection paper courses are also availalbe in the 16 week format.

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