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College of Humanities and Social Sciences 
Department of Communication
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Graduate Programs

Take the next step in your career. We offer a rigorous, high-quality curriculum that will help you address complex communication issues.

our programs

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M.S. in Communication

We prepare students to tackle complex communication issues in industry, academia and the nonprofit sector.

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Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media

Explore the many dimensions of information technologies, new communication media and digital texts.

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Certificate in Professional Communication and Managerial Skills

Enhance your understanding of management and communication principles in this joint program with Poole College of Management.

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What We Offer

Our department offers two graduate programs: the 36-hour M.S. in communication and the 56-hour Ph.D. in communication, rhetoric and digital media. Courses range from public relations, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies, mediated communication and digital media, among others.

We also partner with NC State’s Poole College of Management to offer an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in professional communication and managerial skills. Students take four, three-credit-hour courses: two in management and two in communication.

Graduate students work alongside our award-winning faculty to conduct research that addresses the social, environmental and political challenges of our world.

Graduate Program Contacts

Andrew Binder, Director of Graduate Programs
Email: arbinder@ncsu.edu

Andrew Johnston, Director of CRDM Ph.D. Program
Email: arjohn14@ncsu.edu

Andrew Binder, Certificate Coordinator
Email: arbinder@ncsu.edu

Maya Stephenson
Email: mlsteph5@ncsu.edu