Amy Thurlow, BPR (Mount Saint Vincent University), MA (Saint Mary’s), PhD (Saint Mary’s), APR, FCPRS, Professor
The Master of Public Relations and the Master of Arts in Communication degrees will enable students to acquire advanced skills and knowledge in research, management, problem-solving and issues in the field of Public Relations.
This program requires the completion of 5.0 units which includes a 0.5 unit project seminar.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
❏ GPRL 6101 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6104 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6301 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6302 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6303 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6304 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6310 0.5 unit
❏ 1.5 unit of electives chosen from the following:
GPRL 6305 0.5 unit
GPRL 6306 0.5 unit
GPRL 6307 0.5 unit
GPRL 6308 0.5 unit
GPRL 6511 0.5 unit
Students may take up to 0.5 units of elective outside of the MPR program upon approval of their faculty advisor. The approval of electives from another institution will align with the Letter of Permission (Section 2.2.6 of the Graduate Academic Calendar) process.
This program requires the completion of 4.0 units of coursework and a 1.0 unit thesis.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
❏ GPRL 6101 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6102 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6104 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6105 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6106 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6230 1.0 unit
❏ 1.5 units of electives chosen from the following:
GPRL 6013 0.5 unit
GPRL 6103 0.5 unit
GPRL 6107 0.5 unit
GPRL 6108 0.5 unit
GPRL 6201 0.5 unit
GPRL 6202 0.5 unit
GPRL 6203 0.5 unit
GPRL 6511 0.5 unit
External elective* 0.5 unit
*Students may, with the approval of their advisor, select an elective that offers relevant coursework from another graduate program at the Mount or at another university on a Letter of Permission (LOP). Note: Maximum of 0.5 unit for MA(Communication) program.
General Information
The Graduate Certificate in Health Communication and Aging provides students with an understanding of the interplay between human communication, aging and health. This program will: (a) encourage students to develop a broad understanding of communication and aging theories; (b) contribute to the advancement of health communication and aging as an emerging field of study; (c) provide enhanced opportunities for students to study the contextual nature of health communication and aging in its various forms; (d) develop in students an appreciation of the processes that define human communication and aging; and, (e) develop within students an appreciation for and awareness of ethical communication.
Admission requirements
To be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication and Aging students must provide evidence of an undergraduate degree in a field that provides required background for the certificate, with a GPA of 3.0 (B) or better. If a required course for the credential has an undergraduate course as a prerequisite, successful completion of the undergraduate course may be set as a condition for admission to the graduate credential. Admission to the program may be assessed on a case-by-case basis to ascertain the relevance of students’ previous undergraduate degree as background for the proposed certificate program. A ‘relevant’ background could constitute Communication, Family Studies and Gerontology, or related fields.
Program requirements
This program is offered jointly through the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology and the Department of Communication Studies. Students must complete 2.0 units (1.0 unit from each department) with the following requirements:
❏ GPRL 6102 0.5 unit
❏ GPRL 6511 0.5 unit
❏ GFSG 6611 0.5 unit
❏ GFSG 6633 0.5 unit
Academic Note: This web-based calendar information is applicable for the 2021-2022 academic year which runs from September 01, 2021 to August 31, 2022.
For information on previous years, please consult the University Academic Calendars web page.
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