MA/MS in Communication and Media Studies

The master's program in Communication teaches theoretical frameworks and research methods for studying how people communicate. Its focus is on using scholarship to understand and address social problems. Faculty guide research in areas like organizational and instructional communication, rhetoric, public relations and mass communication. Graduates enter teaching, training, project management and media or community relations, and some go on to doctoral work. Prospective graduate students can register for a visit to see what graduate life at Illinois State is like. The Graduate School handles admission and reviews transcripts, while the university catalog lists the course requirements. Department contacts can answer questions about planning a course of study and the steps for applying. Applicants should read the program page for details on sequencing, advising and any extra materials the department asks them to send alongside the standard transcripts, so reading it early helps applicants prepare a complete file.