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Letter from Program Director
Dear Student:
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Thank you for inquiring
about our Master of Science degree in Mass Communications. Our MS
is designed for students who wish to concentrate in Media Studies
(media and politics, media law and ethics, transnational media, or
media and representation) or Professional Media Practice (media message
design, and media policy and management). These concentration areas
reflect the expertise of the department's graduate faculty, and thus
enable students to attain high levels of competence in pragmatic considerations
in media, theoretical sophistication and research design. |
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The Mass Communication’s
MS program is comprised of 30 credit hours (9 hours of core coursework,
15 elective hours, and 6 hours of thesis or professional project). |
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The program
maintains an enrollment of about 30 students. This size assures small
class sizes (normally about 8-15), personalized program advising from
the Graduate Program Director based on your career and educational
goals, as well as a close working relationship with your graduate
thesis/final project committee. Recent graduates from the program
have applied their degrees professionally in television journalism,
advertising, public relations, sports marketing, newspaper management,
and public policy, while others have gone on to pursue law and doctoral
degrees. |
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Students typically
begin courses in August at the beginning of the fall semester and
can finish their program as early as the following fall. However,
admission to the program is open all year and applications are assessed
for acceptance as they arrive. Application files must be complete
at least four weeks preceding the first day of the term. |
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There are
a limited number of competitive graduate assistantships. Assistantships
carry a tuition waiver and a monthly stipend. If you are interested
in applying for one of these opportunities, please send in a completed
Assistantship form along with the other application materials required
for application. Assistantships are competitive, and selections are
generally made in early April for the following academic year. |
To apply to the MS in Mass Communications, please submit the following:
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A completed Graduate Admission Application form
and fees (send directly to address indicated on form) |
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Official transcripts (mail directly to: Graduate
Admissions, Box 1047, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois, 62026-1047). |
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A completed Mass Communications Graduate Program
Application. |
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Statement of Purpose. |
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Three letters of Recommendation. |
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Assistantship Application (optional-only for those
seeking an Assistantship). |
Please send completed applications materials points 3-6
to:
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Graduate Program Director
Department of Mass Communications
Dunham Hall
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1775 |
Thank you for your interest in SIUE’s Mass Communications MS program.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Gary Hicks
Graduate Program Director |
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