Carroll Hall

Graduate Studies: Graduate Students

The school's graduate program, one of the nation's most distinguished programs in journalism and mass communications, offers master's and doctoral degrees.

Total enrollment in the two-year master's program is usually about 50 students, with 25 to 30 new students enrolled each year. Another 50 students are enrolled in the doctoral program, which normally requires three to four years to complete. Ten to 12 new doctoral students are admitted each year.

UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Graduate Program
Carroll Hall
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  • Interdisciplinary Health Communication Track (IHC)

    The Interdisciplinary Health Communication TrackThe IHC master’s track offers a broadened program to include the study of how to effectively communicate with diverse audiences about health issues. Students will learn about the possibilities of trad...

  • Jobs

    Master’s graduates from the school have landed jobs at: Google Business Solutions Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, UNC The Charlotte Observer Child Advocacy Institute Six Flags Th...

  • Achievements

    The school’s graduate students consistently excel on all fronts — in research and scholarly activity as teachers, and in professional endeavors. Guided by faculty members considered to be among the most productive scholars in the country, graduat...

  • Reputation

    One of the oldest journalism programs in the country, the school has offered the master of arts in mass communication since 1955, and the doctor of philosophy in mass communication since 1965. USA Today founder Al Neuharth called the program the best...

  • Faculty

    Every member of our faculty merits laurels of one sort or another, but some names may be more familiar than others — names such as Donald L. Shaw, one of the two "fathers" of agenda setting, or Jane Brown, an internationally recognized expert on th...

  • Mental Health TV Reports

    Reports about medical issues produced by the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program and broadcast on UNC-TV, the statewide public television network. DepressionMore than 350,000 people in North Carolina suffer from depression. This segment profiles...

  • Water Quality TV Reports

    Reports about environmental issues produced by the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program and broadcast on UNC-TV, the statewide public television network. Watauga Riverkeeper A profile of Donna Lisenby, who's the first Upper Watauga Riverkeeper...

  • Children & Health TV Reports

    Reports about medical issues produced by the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program and broadcast on UNC-TV, the statewide public television network. Kids and HIVA segment on children with HIV, focusing on one North Carolina boy.Producers/script wr...

  • Air Pollution TV Reports

    Reports about environmental issues produced by the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program and broadcast on UNC-TV, the statewide public television network.The Poor & Air PollutionA segment on air pollution's impact on poor communities. Producer —...

  • STI TV Reports

    Reports about medical issues produced by the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program and broadcast on UNC-TV, the statewide public television network. Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 1: HPV & HerpesAn investigation on the prevalence of herpes a...

  • Endangered Estuaries TV Reports

    Series on N.C. estuaries produced by UNC's Medical & Science Journalism Program and broadcast on UNC-TV, the statewide public TV network. Endangered Estuary Part 1: Menhaden FisheryHow does the fishing community of Beaufort balance traditional fishin...

  • Student clips

    ABCnews.com Tobacco companies knew of radiation in cgarettes, covered it upBy Carrie GannA flu shot for the squeamishBy Carrie GannHospitals giving faster help to heart attack victimsBy Carrie Gann Carolina Connection (radio show on WCHL 97.9 FM)...

  • JOMC Courses Approved for Credit Toward J.D.

    JOMC Courses Approved for Credit Toward J.D. for M.A./J.D. Dual Degree StudentsJOMC 701 – Mass Communication Research Methods (3 hours)JOMC 703 – Mass Communication Qualitative Methods (3 hours)JOMC 704 – Statistics for Mass Communication Resea...

  • Graduate Program Guide

    Download and print the full graduate program guide with information on the graduate programs of the school, special areas of study, admissions procedures, financial information, school facilities, career services, international applicant info and mor...

  • Course Directory

    The Ph.D. program in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication requires a minimum of 54 credit hours (48 hours of course work and 6 dissertation credit hours) at the graduate level (400-level and above). Courses numbered 400-through 600-lev...

  • Financial Information

    For the 2012-13 academic year, the cost for full-time tuition and fees for the residential graduate program is $12,272 per year for in-state students and $27,203 per year for out-of-state students. Personal interview and information sessions will b...

  • Admissions

    The school’s graduate students are a diverse group. The majority of the school’s residential master’s students have worked for at least two or three years; in fact, it is preferred. Some have worked in journalism, public relations, advertising...

  • Ph.D. in Mass Communication

    The Ph.D. program in mass communication is designed to prepare students for college teaching and research positions or research careers in mass communication industries, advertising agencies, market- or opinion-research firms, business or government....

  • M.A. in Mass Communication

    The M.A. in Mass Communication offers three tracks — professional, mass communication and interdisciplinary health communication (IHC) — and several specializations, including medical and science journalism, business and media, ele...