University of South Florida

Department of Communication
Arts & Sciences
Tampa FL 33620-7800
Telephone: 813-974-2145
Fax: 813-974-6817

Type of Institution:

Public school

Graduate faculty:

full-time: 17 faculty with Ph.D.: 16

Degrees Offered:

MA, PhD

Number of graduate students:

full-time masters: 10

part-time masters: 15

full-time doctoral: 30

part-time doctoral: 20

Admission is based on:

Academic Record, Undergraduate Record, Graduate Record Exam, Recommendations, Other: Statement of Purpose, Writing Samples

Tuition and/or fees waived for assistants/fellows:

yes

Kinds of financial aid appointments:

assistantships, fellowships, other

Form: teaching, research

Other aid: tuition remission

Total number of financial aid appointments:

20

Range of financial aid available per academic year:

masters $8000 - 9000 doctoral $10000 - 12000

Masters thesis/project:

optional

Application closing dates

for graduate school: February 15

financial aid: February 15

Graduate concentrations offered in:

Masters degree program: African American Comm. & Culture, Applied Communication, Communication & Aging, Communication Theory, Family Communication, Feminist and Womens Studies In Comm., General Communication, Health Communication, International & Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Interaction, Language & Social Interaction, Media Criticism/Cultural Studies, Oral Interpretation, Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, Public Address/Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory, Theatre, Training & Development

Doctoral degree program: African American Comm. & Culture, Applied Communication, Communication & Aging, Communication Theory, Family Communication, Feminist and Womens Studies In Comm., General Communication, Health Communication, International & Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Interaction, Language & Social Interaction, Media Criticism/Cultural Studies, Oral Interpretation, Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, Public Address/Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory, Theatre, Training & Development

Special features of graduate program:

Critical, qualitative, and interpretive approaches to communication research

Revision Information: The information in this file was last updated on 9/27/2000