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Graduate Program in Emerging Media and Communication

Master of Arts

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 6300 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 6374 Digital
Textuality
HUHI 6323 Space, Time, and Culture
or

HUSL 6355 Literature, Science, and Culture

Prescribed Electives (12 hours)  

Twelve hours chosen from the following courses:
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Media
EMAC 6371 Community Media
EMAC 6383 Emerging Media Studio II
EMAC 6V81 Special Topics in Emerging Media and Communication
HUAS 6330 Studies in the Visual Arts
HUAS 6355 Creating Nonfictions
HUAS 6392 Image/Text Workshop
HUHI 6323 Space, Time, and Culture
HUSL 6355 Literature, Science, and Culture
HUSL 6380 Art & Craft of Translation

Final Project (3 hours)

EMAC 6V91 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.

 

Last Updated: August 10, 2010