The department offers graduate degrees in communication and theatre and undergraduate degrees in communication studies, journalism and theatre/TV/film as well as minors in all areas. The leadership minor is also housed in the department of communication.

Graduate Programs:

Communication: The department offers a masters of arts in communication designed for those who are interested in pursuing advanced studies in communication as a means of enhancing their professional and academic careers. The master of arts degree in communication is a broad-based and individualized degree program that addresses all of the essential dimensions of communication including organizations, group, interpersonal, intercultural, journalism, public relations, mass media and communication theory.

For more information, please contact Dr. Jeff McQuillen (McQuillen@utpa.edu).

For information on graduate teaching assistantships, please view our Graduate TA poster. The Graduate TA application form is also available to download online.

Theatre: The department offers a master of arts in theatre designed for those who desire to pursue advanced studies in theatre as a means of enhancing their professional and academic careers. The master of arts degree in theatre is a broad-based program designed to provide the student with exposure to the most up-to-date knowledge available in areas of theatre studies, such as literature, history, performance theory and criticism. The program concentrates primarily on theory and secondarily on performance.

For more information, please contact Dr. Eric Wiley (Wileye@utpa.edu).

Graduate Degree

• MA Communication Graduate Handbook  
• MA Communication Degree Plan  

• Comm. 5304 - Scriptwriting (TH)
• Comm. 5615 - Summer Theatre Workshop (TH)
• Comm. 6300 - Communication Research (COMM)
• Comm. 6320 - Seminar in Communication Theory (COMM)
• Comm. 6321 - Seminar in Instructional Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6322 - Culture and Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6323 - Seminar in Interpersonal Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6324 - Seminar in Organizational Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6325 - Seminar in Group Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6326 - Seminar in Nonverbal Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6328 - Applied Research in Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6329 - Special Topics in Communication (COMM)
• Comm. 6330 - Seminar in Training and Consulting (COMM)
• Comm. 6332 - Public Relations Campaign (COMM)
• Comm. 6340 - Special Topics in Dramatic Literature (TH)
• Comm. 6341 - Special Topics in Theatre History (TH)
• Comm. 6342 - Master Class in Theatrical Performance or Production (TH)
• Comm. 6343 - Performance Theory (TH)
• Comm. 6344 - Theatre Research (TH)
• Comm. 6351 - Communication Technology (COMM)
• Comm. 6352 - Mass Communication and Hispanics (COMM)
• Comm. 6356 - Seminar in Persuasion (COMM)
• Comm. 6360 - Historical Studies in Mass Media (COMM)
• Comm. 7300 - Thesis : Theatre
• Comm. 7301 - Thesis : Theatre
• Comm. 7302 - Thesis : Communication
• Comm. 7303 - Thesis : Communication