This online program will have regular advising appointments on ZOOM with the graduate program director and culminating project chair.
Students can choose from three paths most appropriate to their needs and career aspirations by earning a:
The MS in Strategic Media Communications includes all courses in the certificate programs, plus a capstone course in which students finalize and defend their culminating project the last semester of study.
The Master’s Degree in Strategic Media Communications can be completed in 5 semesters with 2 courses per semester. The sequence of MCOM courses is as follows:
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Fall 1 |
Spring 1 |
Summer |
Fall 2 |
Spring 2 |
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602 Foundations 565 Design |
610 Multimedia Storytelling 620 Digital Content Strategy |
640 Social Media & Data Analytics 660 Leadership |
560 Applied Research 650 Global Strategy |
580 Campaigns 699 Capstone |
In addition to the course sequence, students will begin work on their culminating projects in the second semester of study. Initial work will be non-credit bearing.
The final semester, students will enroll in MCOM 699 Capstone (3 credits) to finalize the project plan report and to defend their plan in a formal presentation.
Guidelines for culminating project completion are as follows:
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Fall 1 |
Spring 1 |
Summer |
Fall 2 |
Spring 2 |
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Begin coursework |
Project topic approval Project chair selection |
Project literature review and proposal development |
Project proposal approval Primary research |
MCOM 699 Capstone Formal project plan Project defense |