Students in the WRTC graduate program complete: 3 required courses (nine credit hours), 6 electives (18 credit hours), and 2 courses of thesis or internship (six credit hours).
Degree candidates have two options for satisfying the capstone requirement for the master’s degree:
- Complete a research-based master’s thesis on a relevant topic.
- Complete a 300-hour internship with an external client on a relevant topic.
All students must pass a comprehensive exam in the form of a defense of their capstone project.
Additional degree requirements and course descriptions are available through the JMU Graduate Catalog.
Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, Graduate Program
