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Online M.A. in Communication Studies: Concentration in Leadership Communication
The Leadership Communication concentration requires 36 credits, 18 of which must be in Communication Studies, ending in a project option (COMM 5994). All courses are asynchronous and delivered online through the NMSU’s Learning Management System, Canvas.
Graduate students in the Leadership Concentration are required to take:
- COMM 5530: Leadership Communication
- COMM 5550: Case Studies in Leadership Communication
- COMM 5510: Organizational Communication
- COMM 5560: Ethics & Diversity in Leadership Communication
- COMM 5994: 6 project hours in last semester of enrollment.
- Students are required to take an additional 18 hours of electives in Communication or any other discipline.
This degree requires a minimum of 18 credits of Communication Studies courses, and 36 credits total.

M.A. in Communication Studies: Concentration in Analysis and Decision Making.
The Analysis and Decision-Making concentration requires 36 credits, 18 of which must be in Communication Studies, ending in a project option (COMM 5994). All courses are asynchronous and delivered online through the NMSU’s Learning Management System, Canvas.
Graduate students in the Analytics Concentration are required to take:
- AXED 5110: Management of Change, Diffusion, and Adoption of Innovations
- AXED 5320: Risk and Crisis Communication in Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
- IE 537: Large-Scale Systems Engineering
- IE 563: Topics in Engineering Administration
- COMM 5994: 6 project hours in last semester of enrollment
- Students are required to take 18 credits of COMM courses in addition to required courses listed above.