Department of Mass Communication

John Allen Hendricks, chair and graduate program coordinator
Boynton Building, Suite 301
Phone (936) 468-4001
Fax (936) 468-1331
jhendricks@sfasu.edu
sfasu.edu/masscomm

Objectives of the Department

The Department of Mass Communication offers graduate work and research opportunities for qualified students to prepare them for careers in the existing and emerging media industry and/or to prepare students to pursue studies toward a doctorate. Depending upon courses selected, the M.A. in mass communication will prepare students for careers in the fields of advertising and public relations, journalism and broadcasting in the 21st century.

Graduate Faculty

Professor

John Allen Hendricks, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi

Associate Professor

Casey Hart, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi

Assistant Professors

Janice Kim Cho, PhD, Texas Tech University
Bailey Thompson, PhD, Texas Tech University
Stephanie Williams-Turkowski, PhD, Texas Tech University

Visiting Assistant Professor

Catherine Huh, MA, University of California at Davis

Graduate Assistantships

A limited number of graduate assistantships are awarded each fall, spring and summer in the department. For more information, contact the chair of the department or the graduate program coordinator.

Programs

Major

Mass Communication, MA