传播学硕士课程是为希望从该学位课程发展到进一步的研究生课程的学生，以及那些希望在其职业生涯中运用先进的交流观点，方法论和能力的学生而设计的。该课程以独特的跨文化取向为特色，在广泛的交流环境和活动中培养了对民族，种族，族裔，性别和其他文化差异的理解。鼓励学生制定重点学习计划（例如，组织传播，媒体研究，传播教育）。然而，无论学生将重点放在什么地方，都将通过对跨文化交际理论和实践的理解和运用来进行情境化。
CSUSB's Master of Arts in Communication Studies is a two-year, 30-unit graduate program that prepares effective and ethical communication professionals, educators, and scholars. Our faculty and students are a talented and diverse group, and they study a wide range of communication processes, including: interpersonal and intercultural communication, strategic communication and public relations, digital/media studies and production, instructional and health communication, and communication for social justice.