Emerging Media Curriculum

The online program requires 33 total credit hours—nine 3-credit courses and a 6-credit capstone project—to be completed in 1.5 years for full-time students or up to 44 months for part-time students. Students will be required to take at least one course each semester. Students are allotted a total of 5 years to complete the program. Courses will be offered in the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

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The fall and spring semester courses offer a standard 14-week schedule. The summer semester offers condensed 6-week courses as well as the two required independent one-week courses.

M.A. Emerging Media Course Schedule (sample)

Fall

Exploring Digital Culture - Dr. Neil Alperstein
The User Experience - Dr. Jonathan Lillie
Emerging Media in Strategic Communication- Dr. Gregory Hoplamazian
Emerging Media Applications - Dr. Neil Alperstein
Emerging Media Law and Regulation - Dr. Elliot King
Emerging Media Internship - Dr. Neil Alperstein
Capstone Projects - Dr. Neil Alperstein

Spring

Exploring Digital Culture - Dr. Neil Alperstein
Media Innovation - Dr. Elliot King
Emerging Media in Strategic Communication - Dr. Gregory Hoplamazian
Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Issues in Emerging Media - Dr. Sara Magee
Emerging Media Internship - Dr. Neil Alperstein
Capstone Project - Dr. Neil Alperstein

Here's What You’ll Learn in Our Program

The fundamental knowledge and skills needed to recognize trends in communication media, to develop strategies to apply new media in real-world applications, and to recognize how new communication platforms affect the way we live, act, and understand the world;

An overview of the techniques and strategies used in new media content development; create new media content as well as the techniques and strategies used in new media content development;

How new and emerging media technologies are being integrated into marketing campaigns and other communication activities, and how they are being used to deliver traditional messages in novel times and spaces;

Best practices in the use of social networks, blogs, Facebook and Twitter in strategic communication activities;

How to analyze and interpret the ways that race, class, gender, and ethnicity impact the access to, the use of, and the knowledge of technology, information, and communication;

Exploration of key legal and regulatory issues raised by new media, including copyright and piracy, net neutrality, free speech, and privacy;

And more!

Emerging Media