传播与叙事研究文学硕士

Graduate students whose native language is not English must submit one of the following: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Score of 79 (Internet-Based), Score of 550 (Paper-based). International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Score of 6.5.

Applicants may begin the Communication & Storytelling, M.A. in fall or spring semesters, though a fall semester entry is strongly recommended. Completed applications must be received in the School of Graduate Studies by March 1 for preferred consideration for admission in the next fall term and optimal funding consideration. Applicants are strongly encouraged to talk with the Graduate Coordinator prior to submitting application materials. Each applicant is evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

At least a 3.0 overall undergraduate grade point average.
Three letters that recommend admission to graduate study and that sufficiently evidence the applicant's potential for success in the Communication and Storytelling Studies program in particular.
When selecting persons to write recommendation letters, please choose people who can address your academic/intellectual abilities in the discipline. Optimally, applicants should supply at least two letters from former or current professors, especially from those within the discipline, if possible. Letters from professionals should address the applicant's applicable academic skills (e.g., research, writing, presentation and/or performance abilities), potential for intellectual growth, ability to work on multiple projects under pressure and autonomously, and overall work ethic.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test scores predictive of success in the program.
Applicants wishing to request waiver of the GRE requirement must contact the Graduate Coordinator and Graduate Program Specialist. Such students would participate in a formal telephone, or in-person interview with the Graduate Coordinator and faculty, and also submit an extended writing sample, 1500-2000 words in length, to the Graduate Coordinator. The writing sample is submitted separately from and is quite different from the application essay. The writing sample is to be an essay on the uses of storytelling and communication in a particular domain of contemporary professional or community practice (performance, education, health and well-being, law, ministry, social justice, business, non-profit organizations, community advocacy, peace promotion, etc.). This would involve some necessary background reading, research, and synthesizing thinking. Applicants may include first-person experience and reflection in support of their research. The language of myth and fantasy should be utilized only if the essay is an analysis of those subjects. In any case, the goal should be to employ language and thought appropriate to graduate-level study. Applicants must consult with the Graduate Coordinator prior to submitting the writing sample. Essays submitted without invitation from the Graduate Coordinator will not be accepted.
The strength of an application essay that discusses both interest and fit.
The graduate school requires 150-300 words, the Communication and Storytelling Studies M.A. program strongly encourages applicants to write in the high end of that range. The application essay should explain why the applicant is interested in our particular graduate program. Additionally, the application essay should discuss why the applicant is a good fit for our program, the courses we require, and the research or creative activity of our faculty. Applicants should consult the program website while crafting the application essay. If there are weaknesses in the applicant's materials (e.g., low grades or GRE scores), these should be addressed in the essay as well.
Applicants who are weak in one area may still be admitted if they have high credentials in other areas.