University of Texas, Austin

Department of Speech Communication
Communication
Austin TX 78712
Telephone: 512-471-5251
Fax: 512-471-3504

Type of Institution:

Public school

Graduate faculty:

full-time: 18 part-time: 2 faculty with Ph.D.: 20

Degrees Offered:

MA, PhD

Number of graduate students:

full-time masters: 30

part-time masters: 1

full-time doctoral: 81

part-time doctoral: 1

Admission is based on:

Academic Record, Undergraduate Record, Graduate Record Exam, Recommendations, Other: MUST ALSO APPLY TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIERSITY OF TEXAS: http://www.utexas.edu/student/giac; Statement of Purpose; brief essay (350 words) describing 2 questions for study during graduate work; and sample of writing

Tuition and/or fees waived for assistants/fellows:

varies

Kinds of financial aid appointments:

assistantships, fellowships

Form: teaching, research, other

Total number of financial aid appointments:

21

Range of financial aid available per academic year:

masters $9450 - 9600 doctoral $11600 - 11900

Masters thesis/project:

required

Application closing dates

for graduate school: January 15

financial aid: January 15

Graduate concentrations offered in:

Masters degree program: Communication & Law, Communication Theory, Family Communication, Feminist and Womens Studies In Comm., General Communication, International & Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Interaction, Language & Social Interaction, Nonverbal Communication, Oral Interpretation, Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, Political Communication, Public Address/Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory

Doctoral degree program: Applied Communication, Communication & Law, Communication Theory, Family Communication, Feminist and Womens Studies In Comm., General Communication, International & Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Interaction, Language & Social Interaction, Nonverbal Communication, Oral Interpretation, Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, Political Communication, Public Address/Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory

Special features of graduate program:

moderate flexibility in choosing course work to meet degree requirements

Revision Information: The information in this file was last updated on 10/26/1999