Overview

The department offers a graduate Pathway program for high-achieving undergraduate students majoring in Communication Studies. This Combined Communication Studies program at University of North Texas offers the opportunity for outstanding students to advance their careers by pursuing the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a parallel and coordinated program.

Key Features

The curriculum is designed to facilitate your mastery of theory and research, to develop your research capabilities, and to enhance your preparation for a variety of careers or further graduate study.
This combined degree program is enhanced by opportunities to conduct research with faculty members, participate in regional and national festivals and professional conferences, and complete internships with corporations, social service organizations, and government agencies.
Opportunities to participate in regional and national festivals, professional conferences and internships may also be available.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

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Seminar in Health Communication
Feminist Criticism
Race and Public Culture
Intercultural Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-04 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

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National: applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no specific deadline for the spring semester.

Language

English

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Credits

156 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Denton, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies General Studies View 577 other Bachelors in General Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission into the grad track program, students must: have a minimum 3.5 GPA both overall and in the communication studies major and completed the undergraduate theory course in communication studies with a grade of A or B.

Students will apply by submitting: a letter of application, a resume or vita, 2 letters of recommendation from UNT communication studies faculty, and a scholarly writing sample from an upper-division course in communication studies.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

24242 USD / year

≈ 24242 USD / year
Out-of-State

24242 USD / year

≈ 24242 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12092 USD / year

≈ 12092 USD / year

Living costs

Denton

United States

1036 - 1920 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Duration

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