Overview
Journalism at University of Kansas provides advanced scholarly skills that will allow you to operate at the highest levels of academia. Participants are expected to have basic media knowledge.
Careers
The Lawrence-based program prepares students to transition from the media profession into an educational career. The program also prepares students to advance toward a Ph.D. program. Students also learn the discipline’s theory and methods to explore the causes and effects of media issues. Students take advanced seminars and a concentration of their own choosing. Students then complete a thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Media Communications Methods
- Research in Action
- Qualitative Research or Quantitative Research
- Statistics
- Seminar
- Professional Skills I or Elective
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Journalism Media Management Media Studies & Mass Media View 127 other Masters in Media Management in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A completed online graduate application.
- An official transcript of all college-level courses from each college or university attended.
- Three letters of reference from persons familiar with the applicant’s abilities. At least one academic reference is preferred and required for those who graduated within the past five years.
- A written, 500-word statement of the applicant’s academic and professional objectives.
- A current résumé.
- Applicants for the mass communications program must include two writing samples.
- Nonrefundable application fee
- International students whose native language is not English also must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language examination scores or International English Language Testing System examination scores.
- International students must submit proof that they have the financial resources to cover annual expenses.
Tuition Fee
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International
24151 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24151 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
24151 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24151 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
10189 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10189 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Lawrence
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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Funding
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