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The Department of Communication
is recognized for its overall excellence in graduate education.
In one survey of department chairs, MU was ranked 12th in the nation
in communication programs offering a doctoral degree. In another
study, the University of Missouri-Columbia ranked among the top
12 PhD granting institutions to receive NCA and ICA top convention
paper awards in five different divisions. In the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index the Department of Communication at Mizzou was ranked 9th in the nation for communication graduate programs.
The faculty in the Department
of Communication include some of the top scholars in the field.
They are committed to remaining on the cutting edge of the discipline
through exciting research projects. Their work can be found in the
best journals including Communication
Monographs, Critical Studies in
Mass Communication, Quarterly
Journal of Speech, Journal of
Applied Communication Research, Human
Communication Research, and other prominent professional
outlets. The current editor of the Communication Studies is on the faculty at the University
of Missouri-Columbia. The faculty have also produced a number of
important books covering emerging areas in the field of communication.
Collaborative research projects
between faculty and graduate students are the departmental norm.
In this way, graduate students actively participate in the department's
research mission while simultaneously learning how to conduct meaningful
research projects.
Not only are the faculty well
known scholars in the field of communication, but they also have
been recognized for their teaching excellence through a number of
teaching awards, including three Kemper teaching awards and an American
Communication Association award for student mentoring.
Dr. Debbie Dougherty, Director of Graduate Studies
email: DoughertyD@missouri.edu
Martha Crump, Graduate Secretary
email: crumpm@missouri.edu
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