{"id":157,"date":"2014-10-13T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:44:32","slug":"ma-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Program Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This document explains the operations and regulations governing the MA Program in Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It should be thoroughly read and frequently consulted by all program students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In developing the program requirements, the faculty has attempted to provide a curricular structure that allows for both specialized and broadly based programs of study. All students are encouraged to seek the advice of faculty advisors in developing study plans and discussing opportunities for effectively using the resources of the graduate program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On behalf of the faculty, we welcome you and wish you success in achieving your goals in undertaking advanced study in the MA Program in Communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The requirements outlined in the Handbook apply to all students entering the program since the Fall of 2022. Students who entered the program prior to August 1st of 2022 should consult earlier versions of the Handbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><i class=\"fa fa-file-word-o\"><\/i> \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2014\/10\/Proposed-Course-of-Study-for-Master.doc\">MA Course of Study Form<\/a> (DOC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\"><\/i> \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/08\/MAHandbook25-26.pdf\">MA Student Handbook 2025\u20132026<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This document explains the operations and regulations governing the MA Program in Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It should be thoroughly read and frequently consulted by all program students. In developing the program requirements, the faculty has attempted to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":7446,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Communication<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MA Program Handbook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This document explains the operations and regulations governing the MA Program in Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It should be thoroughly read and frequently consulted by all program students. In developing the program requirements, the faculty has attempted to &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Communication\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-15T15:44:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/ma-program\\\/ma-handbook\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/ma-program\\\/ma-handbook\\\/\",\"name\":\"MA Program Handbook - Communication\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-13T21:50:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-15T15:44:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/ma-program\\\/ma-handbook\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/ma-program\\\/ma-handbook\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/ma-program\\\/ma-handbook\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Student Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Graduate\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"MA Program\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/students\\\/graduate\\\/ma-program\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"MA Program Handbook\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/\",\"name\":\"Communication\",\"description\":\"UW-Milwaukee\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/communication\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Communication","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MA Program Handbook","og_description":"This document explains the operations and regulations governing the MA Program in Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It should be thoroughly read and frequently consulted by all program students. In developing the program requirements, the faculty has attempted to &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/","og_site_name":"Communication","article_modified_time":"2025-10-15T15:44:32+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/","name":"MA Program Handbook - Communication","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-10-13T21:50:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-15T15:44:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/ma-handbook\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Student Resources","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Graduate","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"MA Program","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"MA Program Handbook"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/","name":"Communication","description":"UW-Milwaukee","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 07:36:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8905,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions\/8905"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}