COURSES AND ADVISING

Master of Arts Graduate Program in Communication and Leadership (MACL)

Program Director, Dr. J. M. Noe, Park University

 

Dr. Aitken's Advisees: Capstone of Reflection or Project or Thesis

Comprehensive Exams - Defense of Thesis or Project

 

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PARK UNIVERSITY COURSES: http://www.park.edu/course/index.aspx

 

DEGREE AUDIT
You can access your degree audit through MyPark, which shows exactly what you need (shown as blanks) https://my.park.edu/ics/  To see what courses are offered:  http://www.park.edu/course/index.aspx

You're responsible for following the requirements in the degree audit, which is based on the year you began the program.  All required courses are offered online each year, so notice the rotation and make sure you take the courses you need.  Only Dr. Noe, the Program Director, has the authority to transfer courses, substitute courses, or approve independent study courses.  If he approves, you will see the change in your Degree Audit in MyPark.

 

REGISTRATION

Natalie Hauptmann, Graduate Programs Assistant, will help you enroll in courses and help make sure you meet requirements.  Her contact information is:
Park University
School of Graduate and Professional Studies
911 Main, Suite 900
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone : (816) 559-5621
Fax: (816) 472-1173
natalie.hauptmann@park.edu

 

Below are the recommended courses because they are all required courses.

REQUIRED--Take these first for awhile!
CA500 Intro to Graduate Comm Study--Take as soon as possible along with your first required course.
CA501 Human Communication Perspectives
CA505 Organizational Leadership

CA516 Qual Meth of Comm Research Take early in the program!!!
CA517 Quantitative Methods Take early in the program.
CA520 Leading Organizational Change

CA529 Cross-Cultural Communication
CA699 The Epistemology of Comm
CA670 Measuring Leadership

 

Upcoming Terms 

To see the scheduled courses, go to:  http://www.park.edu/course/index.aspx

 

 

 

General Advising Information

 

If this is your first term, register for CA 500, which is an introduction to the program and academics in communication studies.  Although only one hour, this course has weekly assignments and takes considerable time.

 

If this is your first year, we recommend that you also take one additional course the first term for a total of 4 credit hours.  If you are just beginning the program, focus on required courses. The first year, we recommend these foundation courses.  CA 501—Communication Theory, CA 516—Qualitative Research, CA 517—Quantitative Research, and CA 505—Organizational Leadership, and an elective during the summer. 

 

If this is your second year, we recommend you take these courses: CA 529--Cross Cultural, CA670 Measuring Leadership, CA 699 Epistemology, and CA 520 Organizational Change.

 

One 3-credit hour course per term is considered a full-time load for a graduate student.  Remember, these courses are offered on an accelerated 8-week basis.  Students can take a maximum of 6 hours per term, which is considered an overload.  You will want to make sure that you do not combine two particularly demanding courses at the same time.

 

Probation

Submit GRE scores, letters of references, and other requirements prior to full enrollment.  Maintain a solid grade point during the program.

 

Program Completion Schedule

You need take one course per term, including one elective course each summer.   Then add in one extra hour your first term (CA 500) and an extra hour each term during your last year for the thesis or project, in order to complete the program in two years.

 

Syllabi

You can see the course syllabus here: http://www.park.edu/syllabus/list.aspx

They will not appear until the Program Director approves them.  Meanwhile, you can get an idea of the nature of the course by checking an old syllabus created by your professor.

 

Missed Requirement

What do I do if I need a required course to graduate this semester and it's not offered?

If the course professor may be willing to teach the course to you as an independent study, ask him or her.  I offer CA504 each term to help students work through the content in independent study if they have missed a required course (excluding CA699 Epistemology).

 

 

Program Requirements

The overall program requirements are here: http://www.park.edu/grad/masters-cl-graduation.aspx

 

Based on student advice from those who have taken the courses:

Best Choices for Year One

Term one:  CA 500 Introduction to Graduate Communication Study (1 credit)

CA 501  Human Communication Perspectives

CA 505 Organizational Leadership

CA 517 Research 1:  Quantitative Methods of Communication Research

CA 516 Research 2:  Qualitative Methods

Summer 1:  Elective

 

Good Choices for Year Two

CA 529 Cross-Cultural Communication

CA 520 Seminar in Organizational Change

CA 670 Measuring Leadership
CA 699 The Epistemology of Communication

Summer 2:  Elective

 

Pass Comprehensive Examination prior to enrolling the last semester.

 

Electives:  2 Electives (3 credit hours each)  The course number or level doesn't matter, just take elective you'd like to take.

 

Year Two Capstone Options

 

CA  700 Graduate Project 5 hours

OR

CA  797 Thesis - Research Prospectus and Design 5 hours

AND

Obtain a faculty committee when you begin the process.  Pass an Oral Defense (oral exam) of your project or thesis near the beginning of your final term when you graduate.

 

OR

CA 798 Reflection (2 credit hours)

And complete one additional elective so you still have a total of 36 hours.

 

Total Hours: 36 (plus 3 examinations: 

GRE to enter.

Written Comprehensive Exam over meeting program goals near end.

Oral Exam (Defense) over thesis/project near end.  No defense required for reflection capstone.

 

Tentative Course Rotation

We are a relatively small program, which means there is no set rotation of courses. We do seek to make all required courses available once a year in both online and onground formats.  In order to "make," a class needs at least 7 students, or it will be cancelled. 

 

What electives are available and when?

It varies each term.  To accommodate students who need an elective, I--Joan Aitken --teach the following courses online.  I don't cancel these classes if enrollment is low. 

CA 567 Communication Teaching, Training, and Consulting

CA 641 Conflict Management

CA 675 Case Studies in Communication and Leadership

CA 525 Interpersonal Communication Theories

Graduate courses do NOT observe any holidays.  They are required to meet.

Schedule

    

2012-2013

FALL

Fall & Fall I classes begin

    

8/20/2012

Labor Day holiday (PDCC only)

    

9/3/2012

Fall 1 classes end

    

10/13/2012

Fall Recess

    

10/14/12-10/21/12

Fall II classes begin

    

10/22/2012

Veteran's Day holiday (PDCC only)

    

11/11/2012

Thanksgiving Recess
(Fall II classes will be held)

    

11/22/12-11/25/12

Fall classes end

    

12/7/2012

Mid-year Commencement

    

12/15/2012

Fall II classes end

    

12/15/2012

Fall semester ends

    

12/14/2012

SPRING

Spring & Spring I classes begin

    

1/14/2013

Martin L. King Day holiday
(PDCC only)

    

1/21/2013

President's Day holiday
(PDCC only)

    

2/18/2013

Spring I classes end

    

3/9/2013

Spring Recess (Spring only)

    

3/10/13-3/17/13

Spring II classes begin

    

3/18/2013

Good Friday holiday (PDCC only)

    

3/29/2013

Spring classes end

    

5/3/2013

Spring semester ends

    

5/10/2013

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

    

5/10/2013

Commencement

    

5/11/2013

Spring II classes end

    

5/11/2013

Memorial Day holiday

    

5/27/2013

SUMMER

Maymester Starts

    

5/13/2013

Maymester Ends

    

5/24/2013

Junemester Starts

    

6/3/2013

8 Week Summer Session Begins

    

6/3/2013

Junemester Ends

    

6/28/2013

Julymester Starts

    

7/8/2013

Independence Day holiday

    

7/4/2013

8 Week Summer Sessions End

    

7/26/2013

Julymester Ends

    

8/2/2013

PDCC=Parkville Daytime Campus Center

 

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