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| Application Deadlines |
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January 15
D — March 1 |
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August 1
D — September 1 |
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| Admissions Requirements |
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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
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- appropriate course work in speech or a closely related
discipline *
- graduate program supplemental information form (download form)
- statement of objectives (download form)
- three letters of recommendation
- official GRE General Test scores
- official TOEFL scores — 600/250/100 or above (Required
of most non-native speakers of English. Click here
for information on exemptions.)
* Applicants with course deficiencies who are otherwise qualified
may be admitted. They must make up the deficiencies before
they may be advanced to candidacy.
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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.) |
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| Program
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Speech is predominantly a discipline of systematic, purposeful
thinking and communicating. The Department of Speech at the
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) offers a graduate program
leading to the MA. The program is designed to accommodate
the academic needs of PhD-bound as well as terminal MA degree
students.
The department has as its primary objectives the development
of knowledge in and instruction concerning the process of
speech communication, which involves three fundamental areas
of emphasis:
- Human message processing — This area involves understanding
the function and structure of the various codes (verbal
and nonverbal) used to form messages in speech communication,
as well as examining the encoding and decoding processes
involved in speech communication.
- Relational communication — This area focuses on
factors that influence growth, maintenance, and termination
of relationships.
- Social influence — This area deals with the processing
of beliefs, attitudes and behavioral modification, including
gaining compliance, conflict resolution, persuasive campaigns,
and propaganda.
Through course work, seminars and research, students in the
MA program obtain a liberal education of considerable breadth
and depth in regard to speech communication theory. Furthermore,
they are afforded ample opportunity to develop their communicative
skills by applying theory in such diverse activities as interviewing,
group discussion, organizational communication, intercultural
communication, public speaking, interpersonal communication,
debate, and performance of literature. Indeed, the basic philosophy
of this department is that there is no surer preparation for
professional life and participation in society than an education
that enhances the ability of the individual to maintain lifelong
learning and the skills to communicate effectively. This philosophy
is reflected in every course and co-curricular program offered.
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| Degree Requirements |
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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
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Students may select Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis).
- Plan A requires 33 credits of course work (including six
credits of thesis research), a written thesis and defense
of the thesis.
- Plan B requires 33 credits, an research report and a final
exam.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/sp.htm.
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| Related Program(s) |
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communication,
conflict resolution,
linguistics,
psychology,
second language acquisition,
second language studies,
sociology,
speech pathology and audiology
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