This 36-credit program in Communications and Digital Media can be completed within two years of full time study.
Prerequisites
Admission requirements include Bachelor’s degree; strong writing, verbal, and interpersonal skills; articulation of reasons supporting the decision to attend a graduate media communication arts program; academic/professional references, and knowledge of basic computer skills.
* This program was originally titled Media and Communication Arts. It was updated to Communications and Digital Media in the 2020-2021 academic catalog on January 6, 2021.
Requirements include approved Thesis or Internship and satisfactory Comprehensive Examination.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| MCA 601 | Industry Theory and Practice | 4 |
| MCA 602 | Writing for Organizations | 4 |
| MCA 603 | Effective Speaking for Industry Professionals | 4 |
| MCA 610 | Communications Research | 4 |
| MCA 693 | Internship | 1-4 |
| Creative Writing for Media Professionals | |
| Media Innovation | |
| Digital Video Field Production | |
| Industrial Media Production | |
| Producing the Documentary | |
| Media Law | |
| Topic: Advanced Production | |
| Editing Aesthetics | |
| Topics: Producing: From Script to Schedule | |
| Media Relations | |
| Corporate Communication and Reputation | |
| Digital Communications Leadership | |
| Organizational Communication and Social Responsibility | |
| International Communication | |
| Media Innovation | |
| Effective Web Architecture and Communication Design | |
| Media Law | |
| Multi-Platform Communications | |
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| 30 |
