Thesis Track 
Total Course Requirements: (34 hrs.)
> COM 585 Advanced Organizational Communication (if not taken for an undergraduate degree) (3) 
> COM 645 Foundations of Organizational Communication (3)
> COM 672 Communication in Instructional Environments (required for lab assistants only) (3)
> COM 685 Seminar in Organizational Communication (3)
> COM 690 Research Methods in Speech Communication (2)
> COM 692 Research Practice (2)
> COM 693 Readings in Communication Research (3)
> Approved COM electives, 600 level (6-9)
> Approved electives, 500 or 600 level (3-6)
> COM 698-699 Thesis (6)

Other Degree Requirements:
- Oral defense of the thesis.
- Written and oral examinations designed to facilitate integrative learning.