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Tag Archives: Master of Art in Communication
Student Spotlight-Q&A with Stephanie Meier
Stephanie Meier hails from Greenville, SC and currently resides on Folly Beach. She received her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Spanish from the College of Charleston. She has worked on the Women’s Health Research Team at CofC for two years, and is not the Graduate Assistant for the team. Recently, she presented a…
Ask-A-Grad: Snapshot of a Graduate Studies Class
You’ve done it! The application has been accepted, the forms filled out and you’re officially in graduate school. Congratulations! Now it’s time for your first class and you either have clear expectations or no idea what to expect. Not to worry, this week’s Ask-A-Grad post provides a glimpse into one of the first classes you…
Faculty Spotlight-Q&A with Dr. Jenna Abetz
Dr. Jenna Abetz grew up about an hour south of Washington DC, near Fredericksburg VA. She earned her BA in History from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, and her MA in Women’s Studies from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA. To complete her Ph.D. in Communication Studies, she attended the University of…
Ask-A-Grad: Choosing your Research Focus
The theme for this week’s Ask-A-Grad post is choosing a research focus. Identifying a research focus is similar to selecting your major as an undergraduate. You’ll choose your future classes, sources for research papers and project ideas all based on your focus. In most graduate programs, like the MCOM program at…
Faculty Spotlight- Q&A with Dr. Doug Ferguson
Dr. Douglas Ferguson originally hails from Lima, Ohio. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Ohio State University and his PhD from Bowling Green State in Bowling Green, Ohio, about 30 minutes south of Toledo. Dr. Ferguson is the founding director of the MCOM program, and…
You’re Going to Grad School: Now What?
So you have decided to attend graduate school, and have even picked out your top programs. Congratulations! Finding the program that fits in the master plan (pun intended) is half the battle. But now what do you do? One option is to apply to all of the schools on your list, and just hang back…
Student Spotlight- Q&A with Megan Gould
Megan Gould (Meg) is from Fredericksburg, VA. She completed her B.A. in Communication Studies, with a minor in Photography, at Bridgewater College, in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. She moved to South Carolina in the summer of 2014 after graduation, and currently lives on the outer edge of West Ashley, just a few miles outside of downtown…
Ask A Grad: Social Life as a MCOM Scholar
When choosing your graduate program, there are many variables to consider. For example, the graduation rates of students, the percentage of those who find jobs after graduation, the length of the program, the funding available for research projects, and the financial aid offered are all important things to consider;…
Welcome to the 2015-2016 MCOM Academic Year!
I wanted to give a very warm welcome to the MCOM Graduate students. Second Years – it’s great to have you back! First Years – welcome to the program! I’d like to start off by introducing myself. My name is Stephenie Snow, and I’m a member of the 2015-2016 Cohort. I’m an MCOM Graduate Assistant working…