School of Communication

Professors Burt, Desmond, Duran, Ellis, Jassem, Kelly (Director), Siegel
Associate Professors Banks, Grantham, Jacobs, Kovacic, Muppidi
Assistant Professors Cistulli, Miller-Ott

Accelerated Master of Arts Degree in Communication

The purpose of this program is to enable a University of Hartford student to complete both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Communication in five years. This program is designed for exceptional undergraduate students who have demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence and who know in their junior year that they wish to pursue a master’s degree.

In order to qualify for the program, a student must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 based on a minimum of 70 credits and have a GPA of at least 3.25 in the communication major based on a minimum of 18 credits. Students must apply by April 1 of their junior year. These students will complete the standard application for graduate study, including three letters of recommendation (two of which must come from faculty in the School of Communication). The application will be reviewed by the graduate director and the Admissions Committee of the School of Communication. Students will be informed of the school’s decision by the end of the semester.

If given conditional acceptance to the Master of Arts program, students would become eligible to take 9 credits of graduate course work in communication that would be applied to the 33 credits needed for the M.A. in Communication. These credits would be completed during the summer between the junior and senior year and/or during the regular semester of the senior year.

When the student completes the B.A. in communication, and has received a grade of B or better in each of the 9 credits of graduate course work, the student will be accepted as a matriculated student in the Master of Arts program. The student would need 24 additional credits in graduate course work for the completion of the M.A. The student should meet with the graduate director in April of the junior year to plan a timetable for completion of the two degrees.

Interested students should contact the graduate program director in the School of Communication.

Programs

Undergraduate Major

Communication, B.A.

Minor

Communication Minor

School of Communication

Accelerated Master of Arts Degree in Communication

Programs

Courses