Overview

Department of Communication / Department of Communication is located in Louisville, KY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Communications

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test - only for Graduate Assistant candidates Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted V
Other Advanced Degrees	V

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

8

Applied

6

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	September 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test - only for Graduate Assistant candidates
Master's Degree Requirements	Three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, writing sample.
Doctoral Degree Exam	required for some programs

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

14

Total Graduate Students

7%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	21.43%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (28%)

Female (71%)

Faculty

58

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 36

Male (26)

Female (32)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health communication, interpersonal communication, computer-mediated communication, strategic communication, mass communication
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 310 Strickler Hall West
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY  40292
United States

Contact Dr. Al Futrell
Professor and Department Chair
Email: al@louisville.edu
Phone: -852-6976

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