Forms and additional information about the graduate programs in the Department of Communication are below. For any information not listed here, please contact the Graduate Advisor, Dr. Cleo Moody at ac3055@wayne.edu.

Application & Graduate Assistantship application materials:

• About the MA Program (flyer)
• MA Handbook (Updated August 2022)
• Apply now (WSU graduate application)
• Petition for Transfer of Graduate Credit
• Graduate Assistantship application for new students*
• Graduate Assistantship application for current students*
• GA Work Rules and Policy
• Additional Hiring Information

*Please note that most GTA positions are reserved for PhD students. We do have specialized positions in television production and coaching for the speech/debate teams that are sometimes available for MA applicants. Please check with the Director of Graduate Studies about those positions.

MA Funding and Scholarship opportunities

• Graduate School funding options
• COM Department list of graduate funding opportunities

COM Department Scholarships:

• Loepp Family Endowed Scholarship
• Winifred Clephane Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Communication (Information available in ScholarshipUniverse (wayne.scholarshipuniverse.com) when the scholarship application period is open)

Documents used throughout the program:

• Course Rotation (W2021-S/S2025)
• Change of Advisor
• Agreement to receive MA credit for 5000-level courses
• Petition for a Directed Study Course
• Department of Com Graduate Student Travel Suppport Handbook and Conference Travel Financial Support application
• Incomplete Course Contract
• Petition to Repeat a Graduate Course

Plan of Work Forms:

• Plan of Work Form*
• Change to Plan of Work

*Media Arts & Studies students should consult with a Media Arts and Studies faculty advisor when developing their plan of work. For all other students, please work with Dr. Cleo Moody on your plan of work.

MA Essay/Creative Project* or Thesis Information and Forms:

• Guidelines for the Masters Essay
• Guidelines for the Masters Thesis & approval form
• Graduate School MA Thesis Information
• Graduate School format requirements for MA thesis
• Department funding for MA thesis research
• Graduate School funding for MA research

*Media Arts & Studies students inserted in a Creative Project should consult with a Media Arts and Studies faculty advisor before beginning.

Coursework Requirement Checklists

Note: Checksheets are current as of March 2022. Please check the Graduate Bulletin and Degree Works to ensure that yu have the most recent version of the MA curriculum.

• Communication Studies
• Journalism
• Media Arts and Studies
• Media Arts
• Media Studies
• Public Relations & Organizational Communication

Graduate Certificates:

• MA and GC Handbook
• GC in Communication & New Media (online)
• GC in Health Communication
• GC in Risk and Crisis Communication (online)

Graduate Advising:

Email ac3055@wayne.edu to schedule an appointment.

Graduate Advising Location:

555 Manoogian Hall (5th floor)
906 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48201
Detroit, MI 48201

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