Overview

When you join the Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication at James Madison University, you become part of a supportive, high-energy community of faculty and students who are dedicated writers and content creators.

Through coursework, community engagement projects, teaching, and internships, the students develop skills that prepare them for careers in every kind of profession.

Key Features

Here are just a few things that make the WRTC MA program unique:

Graduate Assistantships. We offer graduate assistantships to cover tuition and provide a stipend to qualified applicants. Assistantships take a variety of forms from creating digital content, to teaching first-year writing, to working with faculty on research projects.

Design & Technological Skills. The students do more than just write—they also build skills in digital storytelling, publication management, content strategy, user experience, and more.

Optional Public & Professional Writing and Health & Science Writing Tracks. Students can either customize their own coursework experience or pursue more focused work in one of the tracks.

Career Support. We help students use what they learn in the program to secure jobs that match their skills and interests. We achieve this through close mentorship, career advising, job application guidance, and conference travel support.

Students From All Majors. Students come to us from diverse fields of study including science, English, sociology, business, education, writing studies, psychology, journalism, and more.

Small Cohorts. We accept no more than 10-12 applicants to ensure small class sizes and one-on-one mentorship.

Internship or Thesis. Students can choose between an internship at an organization of their choice or write a research-based thesis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Questions and Conversations

Professional Editing

Research Methods

Organizational Communication

Ethics in Communication

Intercultural Literacies

Publication Management

Teaching Writing

Public Work of Rhetoric

Genre in Action

Legal Writing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Harrisonburg, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies View 512 other Masters in Communication Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions should be uploaded with your electronic application and may be used for departmental admission review purposes.

Submit a statement of intent that explains how the graduate program relates to the applicant's prior experience, how specific faculty research agendas speak to the applicant's own interests and how the program fits into the applicant's long-term professional goals.

20-30 pages (or equivalent) of academic and/or professional work samples (essays, reports, proposals, websites, visual campaigns, etc.) comprised of one or more documents.

At least three letters of recommendation from people who are qualified based on direct experience with the student to comment on the applicant's academic preparation and professional experience.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

21681 USD / year

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Out-of-State

21681 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9454 USD / year

≈ 9454 USD / year

Living costs

Harrisonburg

United States

1050 - 1715 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Harrisonburg

Financing

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