Communication MA

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

The minimum degree requirement is 30 credits, including 24 credits taken in the Department of Communication; that is, only a maximum of 6 credits taken outside the department may count toward the total credits required. Students must take 24 of the 30 required credits in courses numbered 700 or above. Other limitations are:

• A maximum of 6 graduate credits may be from departments other than Communication, if the student’s major professor approves those credits as substantially contributing to the student’s program in advance of enrollment.
• A maximum of 6 graduate credits may be earned in courses numbered below 700 (i.e., those designated Undergraduate/Graduate).
• A maximum of 6 credits may be earned in Commun 860.
• A maximum of 3 credits may be earned in Commun 998.
• A maximum of 3 credits may be earned in Commun 999.
• A maximum of 9 credits may be earned from the combination of Commun 998, Commun 999 and courses outside the department.
• If a student elects to do a thesis, 1 to 6 credits of Commun 990 may count toward the degree.