Interdisciplinary Journalism and Mass Communication (PhD), Program Information

Approved Interdisciplinary Coursework 12 credits

Interdisciplinary Coursework is  twelve (12) credits of approved graduate level courses (500-999) chosen from the following areas:

College of Liberal Arts (CLA):  Art (ART), Economics (ECON), English (ENGL), History (HIST), International Studies (INST), Music Applied (MUSA), Music (MUSC), Museum Studies (MUSE), Psychometrics (PSYM), Sociology (SOCI)

School of Architecture and Planning (SAP):  Sustainable Urban Communities (CSUC), Regional and City Planning (CREP), Landscape Architecture (LAAR), Architecture (ARCH), Construction Management (CMGT), Environmental Studies (ENST)

School of Business Management (GSBM):  Business Administration (BUAD), Accounting (ACCT), Project Management (PROJ), Johns Hopkins Cooperative (JHCA), Finance (FIN), Hospitality Management (HOMG), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), Marketing (MKTG), Information Science (INSS), Management (MGMT)

School of Community Health and Policy (SCHP):  Online Public Health (OMPH), Public Health (PUBH), Nursing (NURS)

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS):  Computer Science (COSC), Physics (PHYS), Science (SCIE), Math (MATH), Bioinformatics (BIOI), Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM)

School of Education and Urban Studies (SEUS):  Education (EDUC), Educational Statistics and Research (EDSR), Reading Education (REED), Mathematics Education (EDMA), Science Education (EDSC), Educational Administration (EDAD), Educational Supervision (EDSU), Special Education (SPED), Advanced Studies in Leadership - Curriculum (ASLC), Advanced Studies in Leadership - Jurisprudence (ASLJ), Advanced Studies in Leadership - Sociology (ASLS), Advanced Studies in  Leadership - Politics and Policy (ASLP), Advanced Studies in Leadership - Dynamics (ASLD), Advanced Studies in Leadership - Learning (ASLL), Advanced Studies in Leadership - Technology (ASLT), Community College Higher Education (EDHE), Mathematics and Science Education (EDSM), Higher Education (RDHE), and Education Policy and Leadership (EDPL)

School of Engineering (SOE):  Civil Engineering (CEGR), Electrical Engineering (EEGR), Industrial Engineering (IEGR), Transportation (TRSP)

School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC):  Journalism (JOUR), 

School of Social Work (SSW):  Social Work (SOWK)

CICS Requirements 24 credits

• CICS 800 - Research Seminar I 3 Credits
• CICS 802 - Research Seminar II 6 Credits
• CICS 890 - The Scholarly Practitioner: Professional Field 1-12 variable Credits
• CICS 997 - Dissertation Guidance 9 Credits
• CICS 998 - Dissertation Defense 9 Credits

Note

Upon Achieving Doctoral Candidacy, the student will continuously register in Fall and Spring Terms for CICS 997 until the Dissertation is completed and submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for review.  The course is used only when the curriculum has been completed, candidacy has been achieved, and the student is completing the research and writing of the Dissertation.  The CICS 997 course registration maintains the student as a matriculated, full-time student (student is registered for 3 credit hours and the system reports a full-time 9 credit hour load.  After the Intent to Defend the Dissertation form has been received by the School of Graduate Studies, this course registration will be changed to CICS 998 for the given semester and count for 3 credit hours of curricular coursework (CICS 998 will also count as 9 credits of load).  CICS 997 will not count toward curricular credits.  Other courses cannot be substituted for CICS 997.  The only eligible grade for CICS 997 is the grade of “S” and the only acceptable grade for CICS 998 is “P/F” (Pass/Fail).

Total Credit Hours 36