Elective courses address best practices in the communication professions. The core curriculum teaches students to read and conduct applied research they can use at work. Students work with an advisor to design a course of study that best suits their needs. These requirements only apply to students who enroll after summer 2010. Students enrolled prior to summer 2010 may follow either the former curriculum or the current one. Students may not combine old and new requirements.
Students who earn a C or below in a required course may not count that course toward graduation.
Students who earn a C or below in a core course may not count that course toward core requirements. Students should complete their core requirements PRIOR to beginning the thesis class as these courses prepare them for thesis.
Informing Practice through Research Group
Students must take at least two courses from this group.
Applied Research for Communication Professionals Group
Students must take at least one class from this group. Students must complete one class from the Informing Practice through Research Group before they can take a course in this group. Students planning to use quantitative methods in their theses must take 608. Students planning to use qualitative methods in their theses must take 609.
Students may take electives in any of the areas listed below, regardless of concentration. Students may take up to two communication courses in other Johns Hopkins University departments, subject to the approval of the associate program chair. Students may take additional core courses as electives.
All students earn an MA in Communication. Students are not required to specify a concentration. Students who want a concentration may identify one, or occasionally two, of the fields listed below. A concentration requires at least three courses in an area. A single course cannot count toward two concentrations. Students who want to earn two concentrations must take six electives. Students may take electives in any area regardless of concentration. Concentrations are not currently available for students taking courses solely online.
Concentration in Public and Media Relations
Concentration in Political Communication
Concentration in Health Communication
Concentration in Digital Communication
Concentration in Corporate and Non-Profit Communication
Current students can check which archived courses count for which concentration.
For a complete listing of courses see the Course Descriptions page.
For a current list of courses offered this semester see the Current Schedule.
For a list of our faculty see the Highlight on Faculty page.