Communication, M.A., Digital Media Strategies Concentration

1. 12 hours of core courses:

• COMM 6009 - Digital Journalism 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6010 - Issues and Perspectives in Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6030 - Research Methods in Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6050 - Principles of Persuasion 3 Credit Hours

2. 12 hours of selected Applied Media Skills Courses:

• COMM 6000 - Introduction to On-Air Reporting 4 Credit Hours
• COMM 6007 - Specialized Reporting 2 Credit Hours
• COMM 6109 - Advanced Practicum 1 to 4 Credit Hours
• COMM 6120 - Feature Writing 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6145 - Digital Editing 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6156 - Media Entrepreneurship 4 Credit Hours
• COMM 6185 - Editorial and Critical Writing 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6520 - Speechwriting 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6570 - Social Media Strategies 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6610 - Applied Graphic Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6620 - Problems in Public Relations 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6630 - Public Relations Writing 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6660 - Corporate Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6670 - Communication Consulting 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6710 - TV News Magazine 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6720 - Radio News and Podcasting 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6740 - TV Newscast 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6850 - TV Reporting-Downtown Atlanta 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6915 - Special Production Topic 3 Credit Hours

3. Nine hours of selected Media Studies Courses:

• COMM 6040 - Media History 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6055 - Theories of Media Uses and Effects 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6070 - Seminar in Communication Law 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6080 - Strategic Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6090 - Communication Ethics 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6400 - Development of Communication and Language Across the Lifespan 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6430 - Media Industries 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6450 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6470 - Nonverbal Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6475 - Communication and Aging 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6480 - Political Campaign Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6485 - Health Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6490 - Communication and Gender 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6500 - Visual Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6510 - Media and Politics 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6515 - Entertainment-Education 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6650 - International Communication 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6750 - e-Health 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6910 - Special Project 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6999 - Directed Readings 1 to 4 Credit Hours

4. Three hours of selected Capstone Digital Media Experiences courses:

• COMM 6109 - Advanced Practicum 1 to 4 Credit Hours
• COMM 6156 - Media Entrepreneurship 4 Credit Hours
• COMM 6670 - Communication Consulting 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6915 - Special Production Topic 3 Credit Hours
• COMM 6970 - Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours

5. Approved Final Project (one of the following):

• An approved portfolio combining creative elements from experiential and capstone courses.
• An approved research paper from a communication studies course to show research competence.

6. Milestone Exit Surveys