Masters Degree in Communication and Leadership - Online

Completion of 36 credit hours of graduate core and electives with no more than six (6) credit hours transferred from other institutions. The transfer of course work must be completed prior to admission to Park University's Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership.
GPA of at least 3.0 with no more than two grades of "C" in graduate courses taken at Park.
Passing of comprehensive exam. The comprehensive exam may be repeated one time. A third attempt may be permitted by the Executive Director for the Graduate School upon the recommendation of the Communication and Leadership Director.
Students must Apply for Graduation no later than 8 weeks prior to the commencement ceremony

Degree Requirements & Curriculum
Core:				18 hrs.
CA	501	Human Communication Perspectives		3 hrs.
CA	504	Special Topics in Communication and Leadership		3 hrs.
CA	516	Qualitative Methods of Communication Research		3 hrs.
CA	517	Experimental Methods of Communication Research		3 hrs.
CA	529	Cross-Cultural Communication		3 hrs.
CA	699	The Epistemology of Communication		3 hrs.

Track 1: Organizational Communication			12 hrs.
CA	505	Organizational Leadership		3 hrs.
CA	520	Seminar in Organizational Change		3 hrs.
CA	670	Measuring Leadership		3 hrs.
CA	6XX	Elective		3 hrs.

Graduate Project:			6 hrs.
CA	700	Graduate Project - Part I		3 hrs.
CA	701	Graduate Project - Part II		3 hrs.
OR
Thesis:
CA	797	Thesis - Research Prospectus and Design (Offered in 16 week format)		3 hrs.
CA	798	Thesis - Research (Offered in 16 week format)		3 hrs.
CA	799	Thesis - Continuous Enrollment (Offered in 16 week format)		1 hr.

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Professor Lora Cohn
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Park University Graduate School
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