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Program checklist · M.S.

Communication and Rhetoric M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The M.S. in Communication and Rhetoric emphasizes a research approach to communication problems and prepares students for applied research in industry or government, or for further study in a doctoral program. This program accepts students from discourse-related fields such as English, communication arts, or journalism and students with research experience in the social sciences, physical sciences, or engineering.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_34d00a6c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Semester One

0 items

    Foundational Theory Course

    3 items
    1. COMM 6510
      Communication Theory and Practice
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. IHSS 6790
      Media Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. or an advisor and GPD-approved alternative course
      Not resolved to a course

    Foundational Research Methods Course

    3 items
    1. IHSS 6410
      Ethnography
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. IHSS 6570
      Research Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. or an advisor and GPD-approved alternative course
      Not resolved to a course

    Writing Course

    2 items
    1. WRIT 6410
      Research Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. WRIT 6550
      Proposing and Persuading
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Theory Course

    0 items

      Free Elective

      0 items

        Semester Two

        0 items

          Research Methods Course

          5 items
          1. IHSS 6410
            Ethnography
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. IHSS 6570
            Research Methods
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. COMM 4470
            Information Design
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. STSO 6120
            Advanced Research Methods
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. or an advisor and GPD approved alternative course
            Not resolved to a course

          Two Theory Courses

          0 items

            Capstone Course

            3 items
            1. COMM 6940
              Communication Studies
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            2. COMM 6990
              Master’s Thesis
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            3. or advisor and GPD approved alternative course
              Not resolved to a course

            Free Elective

            0 items
              Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10196&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0195.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.