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Technical Communication and Rhetoric - PhD

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Communication & MediaGraduatePHD

Program Overview

Program Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits Required In Program Coursework

60

Total Credits Required To Earn This Credential

60
Completion requirement

Students select appropriate courses from the following seven categories (A-G) to develop their programs of study.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

NOTE:

  1. course is repeatable up to 6 credits.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:

NOTE:

  1. course is repeatable for up to 6 credits.

Complete the following:

3-credit 6000-level course in English or Communication. Doctoral students may take a one-week ENGL summer credit workshop at the graduate level with the approval of their supervisory committee; however, summer workshops are not covered by tuition waiver. 

Complete the following:

3-credit course at the graduate level in a department outside Communication (course selection requires supervisory committee approval).

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NOTE:

  1. course (must pass comprehensive exam and successfully defend dissertation proposal before registering for course). With dissertation committee chair approval, a 3-credit elective may substitute for 3 credits of course.

The following courses may be taken as electives when available but are not required. They can count toward categories A, B, and C, if approved by TCR faculty.

Complete ANY of the following Courses: