Master of Science in Technology and Humanities
Coursework
33 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree including:
- Technology and Humanities core (18 credit hours)
- Electives (minimum of 12 credit hours)
- Thesis or project (minimum of three credit hours)
Examinations
Thesis exam or project review
Curriculum
Students preparing for careers in industry are advised to take the project option, while students preparing for a Ph.D. may wish to take the thesis option. The exam committee for each option requires two Category 1 faculty members from the Department of Humanities, at least one of them from the graduate program in technology and humanities. Students may apply up to six credit hours in one of the following courses: COM 594 or COM 591.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | (18) | |
| COM 521 | Theory in Technology and Humanities | 3 |
| COM 538 | Entrepreneurship in Technical Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 510 | Strategic Management | |
| or IDX 560 | Introduction to Design Thinking | |
| or IDX 562 | Multidisciplinary Innovation | |
| COM 545 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| COM 601 | Research Methods and Resources | 3 |
| COM 602 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| or COM 603 | Quantitative Research Methods | |
| HUM 610 | Technology and Humanities Seminar | 3 |
| Additional Required Courses | (12) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from each of the categories below: | 12 | |
Communication and Media Studies group (see options below); other courses as approved by adviser. | ||
Linguistics group (see options below); other courses as approved by adviser. | ||
Any 400- or 500-level course in history | ||
Any 400- or 500-level course in philosophy | ||
| Master's Project or Thesis | (3-6) | |
| COM 594 | Project 1 | 3-6 |
| or COM 591 | Research and Thesis for Master's Degree | |
Minimum degree credits required: 33
- 1
Students pursuing the project option are required to take between three to six credit hours of COM 594; students pursuing the thesis option are required to take between three to six credit hours of COM 591.
Communication and Media Studies
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 528 | Document Design | 3 |
| COM 530 | Standards-Based Web Design | 3 |
| COM 531 | Web Application Development | 3 |
| COM 532 | Rhetoric of Technology | 3 |
| COM 541 | Information Structure and Retrieval | 3 |
| COM 552 | Gender and Technological Change | 3 |
| COM 553 | Media and Globalization | 3 |
| COM 554 | Science and Technology Studies | 3 |
| COM 571 | Persuasion | 3 |
| COM 574 | Communications in Politics | 3 |
| COM 577 | Communication Law and Ethics | 3 |
| COM 584 | Humanizing Technology | 3 |
Linguistics
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 501 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| COM 506 | World Englishes | 3 |
| COM 508 | Structure of Modern English | 3 |
| COM 509 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| COM 510 | The Human Voice: Description, Analysis, and Application | 3 |
| COM 515 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
