UHM Graduate Studies - Communication

Contact Information

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
School of Communications
2550 Campus Road
Crawford 320
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8715
Fax: (808) 956-5396
Web: www.communications.
hawaii.edu/

Gary Fontaine, PhD
Graduate Chair
E-mail: fontaine@hawaii.edu

Degrees Offered

MA in communication

PhD in communication and information sciences

Graduate Certificate in telecommunications and information resource management

Graduate Faculty

List of Faculty

University of Hawai'i Directory

COMMUNICATION

Application Deadlines

Fall	Spring
I — January 15 D — February 1	No spring admission

I = international applicants
D = U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents

Admissions Requirements

Click here for link to online application or to download paper application. Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions standard and documentation requirements, and
2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation requirements
(see below).

graduate program supplemental information form (download form)
statement of objectives (download form)
three letters of recommendation
official TOEFL scores — 600/250/100 or above (Required of most non-native speakers of English. Click here for information on exemptions.)

Submission of Program Specific Documentation Requirements
With the exception of TOEFL and GRE scores, all program specific documentation requirements should be sent directly to the graduate program.

If required, official TOEFL and GRE scores should be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. Please note that GRE scores may be required by the graduate program (see above) or by the Graduate Division (more info.)

Program Overview

The School of Communications at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) offers a graduate program leading to the MA in communication. The program's areas of specialization reflect the expertise of the school's graduate faculty in organizational/intercultural communication, telecommunication and global communication. Both individual faculty members and the program as a whole work within sociocultural and sociotechnical perspectives.

Career opportunities for graduates with an MA in communication are numerous and varied. In recent years, for example, graduates have been employed as college-level instructors, as managers of communication companies and training programs, as consultants, and as specialists in social action programs and in research units. Some graduates continue their studies in a professional school or in a PhD program.

The school also sponsors the online graduate certificate program in telecommunications and information resources management.

In addition, the school is one of four academic programs that cooperates in an interdisciplinary doctoral program in communication and information sciences. Please refer to communication and information sciences for more information.

Degree Requirements

All graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs. For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements for this graduate program.

Students may select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (practicum).

Plan A requires 36 credits (including six credits of thesis research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
Plan B requires 36 credits (including six credits of practicum) and a practicum report.
Both plans require a final exam.

Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/com.htm.

Related Program(s)

conflict resolution, communication and information sciences, linguistics, speech, telecommunications and information resource management

Graduate Admissions Office
2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8544 Fax: (808) 956-4261
Email: admissions@grad.hawaii.edu

2008-04-14

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