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  School of Communication and Information 2011–2013 Master of Communication and Information Studies Program Program  

Program

Adapting to audiences, designing effective communication strategies, collaborating and resolving conflict effectively, and leveraging social media are a few of
the complexities of communication that master of communication and information studies (M.C.I.S.) students learn to understand.

The M.C.I.S. program enables students to leverage theoretical understanding of
critical communication and information processes into professional practice or advanced doctoral studies. Our three specialized tracks in strategic organizational
communication, digital media, and health communication enable students to either focus study in one area or combine areas of study to tailor a program for students' career goals.

M.C.I.S. students come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. About two-thirds of each incoming cohort have significant work experience and the other third come straight from undergraduate programs. Some students come with strong communication backgrounds both academically as well as through experience, although many come from a variety of other related backgrounds such as business, sociology, public health, social work, English, information technology, and the humanities. The program draws diverse groups of students with a variety of employment, educational, cultural, and national backgrounds with a wide variety of goals, including recent graduates of bachelor programs seeking advanced knowledge; experienced professionals seeking career advancement or career change; and students bound for Ph.D. programs in communication or media studies.

M.C.I.S. faculty are cutting-edge researchers who understand the importance of leveraging general knowledge and theory into practice. Students in the program will
learn how understanding underlying dynamics and essential processes of communication, interaction, and knowledge creation can enable high-level skill execution.

The office of the M.C.I.S. program is located in the School of Communication and Information, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071.

 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732-445-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
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