The
program leading to the M.A. in Emerging Media and Communication focuses on ways in which network
technologies are transforming the creation and dissemination of information and
content. Providing an interdisciplinary education that connects theory with
practice, the program combines the creation of digital content for multiple communication
platforms with examination of cultural issues created by emerging technology.
The program is intended for (a) professionals in fields such as journalism,
design, public relations, and advertising that are powerfully affected by
emerging communicative technologies, (b) graduates with degrees in computer
science or related fields who wish to expand their occupational potential by
gaining expertise in communication, (c)
graduates of programs in the humanities, communication, and journalism who wish
to expand their occupational potential by gaining expertise in emerging media,
and (d) teachers in the humanities and other fields that will be profoundly
affected by new modes of communication and information transfer. Students must complete 33 semester credit
hours of course work and a capstone project.
Core Course (3 hours)
EMAC
5300 Introduction to the Study of
Emerging Media and Communication
Required Courses (15 hours)
EMAC 6361 Writing for Interactive Media
EMAC
6372 Approaches to Emerging Media
and Communication
EMAC 6373 Emerging Media Studio
EMAC 7301 Digital Textuality
HUHI 7387 Science
and Technology in Western Culture
or
HUSL 6355 Literature, Science, and Culture
Prescribed
Electives (12 hours)
Twenty-seven
hours chosen from the following courses:
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive
Media
EMAC
6371 Community Media
EMAC
6372 Approaches to Emerging Media
and Communication
EMAC
6373 Emerging Media Studio
EMAC
6V81 Special Topics in Emerging Media
and Communication
EMAC
7381 Emerging Media Studio II
HUAS
6330 Studies in the Visual Arts
HUAS
6381 Image/Text Workshop
HUAS
6396 Creating Nonfictions
HUHI
7387 Science and Technology in
Western Culture
HUSL 6355 Literature, Science, and Culture
HUSL
7321 Translation Workshop
Final
Project (3 hours)
EMAC 7V81 Advanced Project Workshop
Having completed at least 30 hours
of course work, students will complete and present an advanced multi-media project
for evaluation by a master’s committee.