Communication Culture and Communication - Oakland University

Communication Culture and Communication from Oakland University is a Campus Master Media Studies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Thinking About Graduate School? The Master?s degree in Communication provides students with a comprehensive study of the theories, concepts, principles, and practices comprising the discipline of communication. The program offers Concentration Areas in 1) Media Studies , 2) Culture and Communication , and 3) Interpersonal Communication. Students may choose to focus their program of study in one of these concentration areas or they may tailor an individualized program that combines the offerings across the areas. The communication program is proud to be the only university in Michigan to offer a graduate degree in Communication Studies with a programmatic emphasis in critical cultural communication studies . The program offers opportunities for those wishing to pursue a Ph.D. in communication or a related discipline. It also will be valuable for practitioners in business, education, media or non-profit organizations seeking professional enhancement. Upon graduation, students are expected to: (1) have a greater understanding of the impact of communication in a range of contexts, (2) have general knowledge of research approaches in communication, and (3) gain ability to further their own research, writing, and analytical skills needed in today?s world. Areas of Concentration Students choose one of the following concentration areas: Culture and Communication Coursework investigates the intellectual, cultural and historical forces that have shaped, and in turn have been shaped by, the critical study of communication . Students will explore the central role communication plays in the study of culture, the critique of society, and the active promotion of a democratic culture both in the public sphere and in everyday life. Inquiry in the area includes questions of ideology, discourse and power, meaning and identity, culture and community, the relationship between symbolic and material practices, and the political possibilities of social transformation through recognizing culture and communication as key sites of struggle in the 21st century. View more details on Oakland University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Media Studies courses.