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The Master of Science Degree in Strategic Communication, offered by the Hall School of Journalism and Communication in Troy University’s College of Communication and Fine Arts, is modeled on a futuristic perspective and detours from traditional graduate programs. This is a program that focuses on the leading-edges of communication issues and positions graduates for immediate responses to the new realities facing today’s communication industries.

The online delivery system of the Strategic Communication program appeals to professionals across various disciplines seeking to add the skills of effective communication and leadership recognized as valued and critical to professional success in all major professions. Prior to completion of the program, the student will successfully complete a capstone strategic communication course.

Upon completion of the degree program, the student will have a thorough knowledge of critical thinking regarding strategic communication through a myriad of courses ranging from communication research to theories of strategic communication, ethics and legal issues in communication to advertising and public relations and online media communication systems. The student will succeed in a theoretically grounded, multifaceted media learning environment.

The following outlines the additional expected program learning outcomes of participants enrolled in the Master of Science Degree in Strategic Communication:

• Knowledge of digital media and multi-media platforms as they pertain to communication and leadership;
• Academic research skills in strategic communication and related scholarly fields;
• Critical thinking;
• Written professional communication skills;
• Professional network formation;
• Knowledge of and the skills to study the emerging communication trends and how online media impact the public and communication industries;
• Develop a framework on how to use the evolving communication models to better serve the public with information

Degree Requirements

Successful completion of the courses with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better and successful completion of the required comprehensive examination is necessary to fulfill requirements for the degree. If a student makes a “D” or “F” in a core or concentration course, the course must be retaken. If the student earns a “D” or “F” in an elective course, the course may be retaken, or another elective course taken in its place. A “B” or better must be earned in the capstone course, COM 6699, and the research course, COM 6691.