Overview

About this Degree

For more than 35 years, the department has been committed to linking education and the communication professions with the focus on graduate program quality and flexibility.

The Master of Arts (MA) degree is designed to provide advanced study in communications theory and research, and offers an opportunity to integrate all aspects of the profession into a single degree. Students select courses from advertising, entertainment and tourism, journalism and public relations for a truly interdisciplinary degree. We also offer students the option to incorporate a limited number of courses from other master's degree programs such as business, psychology and public administration.

The Communications, Mass Communications Research and Theory Concentration program at California State University Fullerton prepares the graduate to apply advanced communication concepts, research development skills, and theories relevant to the use of communications media for a wide variety of purposes. Such study may serve those whose careers involve the use of print, electronic and online media to inform, instruct and persuade. Communications skills are highly applicable to a wide range of careers in business, industry, government, education, and the mass media.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Digital Reporting and Writing

Writing for Broadcasting and Film
Writing for the Advertising Industry
Public Relations Writing
Mass Communication in Modern Society
Editing and Design
Principles of Advertising
Principles of Public Relations

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fullerton, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies Journalism Media Studies & Mass Media View 514 other Masters in Communication Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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General requirements

Students must meet the CSU requirements for admission to a master’s degree program. Please consult the Graduate Admissions section in this catalog for complete information. In addition, applicants must have earned a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and minimum GRE score of 153 on the verbal portion. If the preparatory work was in a language other than English, a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper) or 80 (Internet) is also required. The following courses or their equivalents must be completed before undertaking graduate courses:.

Communications writing (COMM 201, COMM 301, COMM 351 or COMM 362)
Introductory course in communications or area of specialty (COMM 233, COMM 332, COMM 350 or COMM 361)
COMM 410 - Principles of Communication Research (3)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8548 USD / year

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8548 USD / year

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8548 USD / year

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Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $420 for each unit enrolled to your tuition fees.

Living costs

Fullerton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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