Masters

Communication
The Graduate Program in Communication offers programs leading to the Master of Arts (either Plan A (Thesis option) or Plan B (non‐thesis option)) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The primary areas of emphasis include communication processes, effects and functions within interpersonal, mediated and mass contexts. Applied areas include health communication, and communication and information systems.

The program offers special opportunities for students to apply communication theory and research in health contexts. Students pursuing work in health communication are encouraged to develop interdisciplinary programs involving the Department of Behavioral Science, the College of Medicine, as well as the Colleges of Dentistry, Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and Nursing. Communication also participates in interdisciplinary research programs with the Center for Prevention Research, the Sanders‐Brown Center for Aging, and a variety of other health‐related departments and institutes.

The program is designed to serve the needs of students whose goals may include teaching and academic research, professional research, or communication careers in the media or other organizations. Students with no previous course work in a communication area may be required to take undergraduate work without graduate credit.

For more information, please visit the Graduate Program in Communication site and The Graduate Bulletin.

Library and Information Science
The School conforms to the University of Kentucky Graduate School in offering three forms of the master’s degree: the Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS) and the Master of Arts (MA), plans A and B. Most students elect the MSLS degree. Students who are interested in pursuing original research, or who plan on continuing on in a PhD program might select the MA program.

Stated broadly, the educational goal of the School is to prepare students for careers as information professionals in all types of libraries and the rapidly growing information industry. All students enrolled in the master’s program must include the four required courses and a qualifying technology course in their program of study. Beyond these courses, a student, with the assistance of her/his advisor, can select electives to develop a program of study that is tailored to the student’s professional interests and career goals.

For more information, please visit the School of Library and Information Science site and The Graduate Bulletin.