Graduate Handbook

You are entering a challenging and well-respected Masters program in Communication Studies. Our educational philosophy stresses a strong blend of theoretical understanding and practical application.

Our program is small enough to provide individual guidance and large enough to offer a variety of faculty expertise and topic areas for specialization.

We hope this handbook is useful to you. It is intended to serve as your guide to successfully completing graduate studies in our department. Because this handbook is intended to serve as an "informal" guide to successful completion of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication Studies, you should consult the University of Portland Bulletin for the academic regulations governing all students enrolled at the University.

We realize no written document substitutes for conversations in person and invite you to talk to us as faculty members and advisors. All of us have office hours posted on our doors and are available for special appointments as needed.

We look forward to your participation in our department and want to be an integral part of your academic success.

• Communication, M.A.Checklist
• Management Communication, M.S., Checklist
• M.S. -Business Electives

• Proposal for Directed Study Forms

• Written proposal/prospectus Guidelines
• Thesis Defense
• Thesis Binding

• Guidelines for Conference Papers
• Guidelines for Conference Program Proposals