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Doctoral

Communication MS, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 29 courses

About This Program

The program’s core areas of specialization include communication and cognition, political communication, and computational communication. Students are trained in the core of communication scholarship by engaging in coursework and research that aligns with the broader discipline. The MS degree is not a stand-alone, terminal degree. Students enrolled in the PhD degree program may be granted a terminal MS degree if they do not complete the PhD requirements and exit the program. To be granted the MS degree, students must complete all required courses for the PhD and complete the second year research paper, approved by the student’s adviser and two additional ladder faculty members from the Department of Communication. If the student is continuing in the PhD program, this degree is optional.

Degree Requirements

Communication Graduate Courses

Graduate courses UCLA's General Catalog lists for this department. This is not a degree plan; requirements are set by the program.

Code Course Title Credits
COMM 200 Theories in Communication Science 4
COMM 201A Advanced Statistics for Social Sciences I 4
COMM 201B Advanced Statistics for Social Sciences II 4
COMM 205 Professional Pathways 1
COMM 210 Communication Speaker Series 2
COMM 215 Communication Research Laboratory 1
COMM 220 Research Methods in Communication Science 4
COMM 230 Communication and Cognition 4
COMM 231 Advances in Science of Interpersonal Human Communication 4
COMM 232 Infant Communication 4
COMM 233 Evolution, Sex/Gender, and Communication 4
COMM 235 Evolution of Vocal Communication 4
COMM 236 Humans and Machines 4
COMM 237 Prediction and Conjecture in Communicative Behavior 4
COMM 250 Political Communication 4
COMM 251 Presidential Communication 4
COMM 252 Political Parties and Strategic Partisan Communication 4
COMM 253 Affective Political Communication 4
COMM 254 Media and Politics 4
COMM 270 Computational Communication 4
COMM 271 Networks 4
COMM 272 Cognitive Artificial Intelligence 4
COMM 273 Big Data Analysis with Machine Learning 4
COMM 277 Algorithms and Society 4
COMM 596 Directed Individual Study or Research 2 to 8
COMM 597 Preparation for PhD Qualifying Examination 2 to 12
COMM 599 Research for PhD Dissertation 2 to 12
COMM M232C Cognitive Artificial Intelligence 4
COMM M234 Social Vision 4

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