Communication and Rhetorical Studies, MA

Contact

Rachel Dubrofsky, Department Chair

100 Sims Hall, 315-443-5133, redubrof@syr.edu

Erin J. Rand, Director of Graduate Studies

105 Sims Hall, 315-443-5134, ejrand@syr.edu

Faculty

Lyndsay Gratch, Rachel Carey Hall, Charles Morris III, Kendall Phillips, Erin J. Rand, Sylvia Sierra, Keven Rudrow, Rachel Dubrofsky

Description

The M.A. in Communication and Rhetorical Studies requires 33 credits beyond the B.S. or B.A. degree. Twenty-four credits must be taken in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, and up to 9 may be taken in areas outside the department. No more than 6 credits may be earned in independent study courses. In consultation with the student's advisor, 3 credits will be designated as methodological training. Candidates may choose to write a thesis for 6 credits, or earn the entire 33 credits in coursework and take a culminating comprehensive examination. The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies provides degree candidates with first-rate training in communication research, preparing graduates for competitive careers within academe. The curriculum features concentrations in areas for which it has already earned national and international, disciplinary and university, honors based on a proven record of scholarly and pedagogical excellence in rhetoric, critical/cultural studies, and discourse analysis. Furthermore, CRS is committed to producing citizen-scholars-creators who regard communication as a “doing” in the world. We encourage future members of the professoriate to reflexively consider the impact of their scholarship and pedagogy on society at large. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. Admission into the program as well as graduate assistantship and scholarship awards are determined by the Graduate Admissions Committee in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies.

Admission

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is recommended for admission into the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. Admission into the program as well as graduate assistantship and scholarship awards are determined by the Department Chair and Graduate Coordinator.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze communicative acts [Analysis and Criticism]

2. Describe and evaluate key communication theories [Theory]

3. Design, execute and write an original research project [Research]

4. Recognize, analyze, and critique systems of power and diversity as manifest in self, other, and society locally and globally [Diversity]

Program Requirements

Required Courses

CRS 607 - Critical Media & Cultural Studies
CRS 603 - Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric 3 credit(s)

Electives

CRS 567 - Rhetoric and Philosophy 3 credit(s)
CRS 605 - Communication and Cosmopolitan Studies 3 credit(s)
CRS 614 - Communication, Power & Gender 3 credit(s)
CRS 630 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit(s)
CRS 535 - Communication & Community 3 credit(s)
CRS 531 - Advances in Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)
CRS 532 - Family Communication 3 credit(s)
CRS 545 - Issues in Argumentation 3 credit(s)
CRS 552 - History of Rhetorical Theory 3 credit(s)
CRS 553 - American Public Address 3 credit(s)
CRS 600 - Selected Topics 1-6 credit(s)
CRS 601 - Language, Interaction, and Culture 3 credit(s)
CRS 604 - Qualitative Communication Research Methods 3 credit(s)
CRS 615 - Emerging Domains in Communication Studies 3 credit(s)
CRS 617 - Innovation in Communication and Rhetoric 3 credit(s)
CRS 625 - Oral Communication Skills for Engineers 3 credit(s)
CRS 627 - Speechwriting 3 credit(s)
CRS 632 - Political Communication: Inside the DC Beltway 3 credit(s)
CRS 636 - Feminist Rhetoric(s) 3 credit(s)
CRS 655 - Rhetorical Criticism 3 credit(s)
CRS 668 - Social Movement Rhetorics 3 credit(s)
CRS 670 - Experience Credit 1-6 credit(s)
CRS 683 - Rhetoric of Film 3 credit(s)
CRS 716 - Remix Culture 3 credit(s)
CRS 744 - African American Rhetorics 3 credit(s)
CRS 745 - Research Seminar in Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s)
CRS 746 - Queer Rhetorics 3 credit(s)
CRS 862 - Seminar in Rhetoric and Public Address 3 credit(s)

Course Catalog