PROGRAM PREREQUISITE COURSES
A student must have taken the three courses listed under Program Prerequisite Course (see below) prior to starting the program’s course work. If a student has not taken those (or equivalent) courses, s/he must take these courses in the first semester of course work in the master’s program.
COURSE |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
UNITS |
| Pre-Requisites (3 required) | MACM501 Foundations of Writing and Pronunciation (4 units) MACM502 Foundations of Business Communication (4 units) MACM503 Storytelling in Multimedia Communication (4 units) Prerequisites must have been taken before entering the program or must be taken at the beginning of the course work in the program. |
0-12 |
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The M.A. in Communication and Media is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for participation and leadership in a diverse society. In order to prepare for this, students must take the following courses in the master’s program:
| COURSE | TITLE / DESCRIPTION | UNITS |
| Core Required Courses (5 required) | MACM 508 Acting Expression in Mass Communication (4 units) MACM 530 Mass Communication Theory (4 units) MACM 540 Media Literacy (4 units) MACM 550 Media Effects Theory (4 units) MACM 510 Philosophy of Interpersonal and Intertemporal Communication (4 units) MACM 512 Ethics in Media and Communication (4 units) |
20 |
| Concentration Courses (6 required, from the elective course list) | Students choose five (6) elective courses from the following: MACM 515 Research Methods in Media Communication (4 units) MACM 560 Integrative Framing Analysis (4 units) MACM 521 Visual Storytelling and Multimedia (4 units) MACM 570 On-Camera Performing Communication (4 units) MACM 580 Survey Research (4 units) MACM 582 Integrated Marketing Communication (4 units) MACM 575 Motion Media (4 units) MACM 571 Hosting (4 units) MACM 603 Capstone Project (4 units) | 24 |
| Required Practicum | MACM 602 Internship (4 units) Internship course may be repeated once for credit as a concentration course. |
4 |
| TOTAL (12 classes) | The M.A. in Communication and Media is conferred after satisfactory completion of forty-eight (48) quarter units. The Cumulative Grade Point Average for the degree must be a minimum 3.0 on a 4-point scale. |
48 |