Priority Deadline is Tomorrow

The priority deadline for applying to the MA and Ph.D. programs is tomorrow, Dec. 1. These are competitive programs with many applications being submitted for a limited number of enrollment slots.  

Although we have a “rolling deadline” — e.g., applications are allowed to be submitted for full review after the priority deadline — we encourage you to submit your materials as soon as possible for the best chance of admittance. Applicants who complete their submissions by tomorrow’s priority deadline receive priority treatment by the review committee and program directors.

For more information about how to apply, click here. Frequently Asked Questions are answered here.  The online application is here. To learn more about the faculty in our programs, click here.

We hope you apply, and we look forward to receiving your application. Contact us if there is anything we can do to help you during this process.

 

Professor Ranked Fifth Most Prolific Scholar in Communication

Dr. Michael J. Beatty, Professor of Communication Studies, was listed as the fifth most productive active scholar in the history of the communication discipline, according to a recent ranking published in Communication Education journal.

The journal article, entitled “Prolific Scholarship in Communication Studies: Five Years in Review,” attempted to ascertain who the most prolific scholars and active researchers are. They compiled publication rates for the top-tier academic journals, from the past several years, as well as since 1915.

A professor who works closely with graduate students at the University of Miami, Beatty has been Editor of Communication Monographs and Communication Research Reports. His research runs the gamut from marketing and politics, to communication biology, and research methods (he’s teaching a class next semester on CFA), and social influence and public relations.

A Table presenting the journal article’s data (from page 388) is reproduced below. The full Communication Education article can be read here.

Active Authors with 40 or More Articles, 1915-2011

Rank             Previous Rank         Name                        Total articles     Institution

1                      1                                    McCroskey, J.C.   170                         AL-Birmingham

2                     3                                     Benoit, W.                90                           Ohio

3                    3                                      Richmond, V.         84                          AL-Birmingham

4                    2                                      Burgoon, J.             83                          Arizona

5                    5                                      Beatty, M.               82                           Miami

6                    9                                      Levine, T.R.           79                           MSU

7                    5                                       Behnke, R.             78                           TCU

8                   19                                      Myers, S.A.            67                           WV

9                    8                                       Infante, D.              64                           Kent State

10                 13                                     Martin, M.M.         62                            WV

Application Deadlines Fast Approaching

Application deadlines are fast approaching. We hope you apply for our graduate programs.

The MA and Ph.D. programs have a priority deadline of Dec. 1. That’s only a few weeks away. Links to information about each of our Ph.D., MA, and MFA degrees are here.

The Master of Arts program offers students a flexible opportunity to do advanced research across the communication field while developing an individual concentration. The Master of Fine Arts program emphasizes critical understanding of moving image practice in diverse social and cultural contexts for the creation of work that is relevant and impactful. The Doctor of Philosophy in Communication is a highly individualized program of research and action, collaborating across content and creative areas, methodological orientations, and platforms of expression for engaged scholarship and immersive experience, globally and locally.

Apply online here.

The School of Communication is charting new territory with its curriculum that not only reflects contemporary professional practice, but embraces the future with a vigorous intellectual excitement.

For more information about “How to Apply,” click here. Answers to “Frequently Asked Questions” are here.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Communication Networking Night

Wednesday, Nov. 7, the School of Communication is hosting a Networking Night.

It will start at 6 p.m., in the SoC Courtyard.

Here are some of the communication industry professionals that will be attending in hopes of recruiting to fill positions:

·         ACCORD PRODUCTIONS ·         ANSWERQUEST EXECUTIVE SEARCH ·         AREA PERFORMANCE GALLERY ·         BLUE COMPASS GROUP ·         CLOWNFISH PRODUCTIONS ·         DEL TORO ·         HBO LATIN AMERICA ·         INCUBATE MIAMI ·         KAAREN STYLES

·         MAX BORGES AGENCY ·         NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE ·         PARK 1 ·         SAPIENTNITRO ·         SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB OF SOUTH FLORIDA ·         TARGET WIDE, LLC ·         THOMPSON REUTERS ·         TOTAL QUALITY LOGISTICS