Master of Arts (MA) - Communications & Media Technologies

Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Production Skills

Produce broadcast-ready video content that adheres to professional standards
Use and create interactive content and web designs to promote and enhance media projects
Depending on the student's specialization: ability to present oneself on camera professionally in various kinds of scripted, live, and impromptu settings in the studio and on location; or, the ability to direct on camera talent in the studio and on location.
Conceptual Thinking

Identify, research, and evaluate relevant information as appropriate to chosen media specialty.
Apply creative business and technological solutions for formatting, distributing, and marketing content across all major media platforms
Apply creative business strategies in the presentation and promotion of projects.
Written and Oral Communication

Develop scripts, features, articles and other written content for in-depth and continuous coverage of a media specialty.
Demonstrate mastery of various types of interview techniques appropriate to a target audience or media genre.
Develop sophisticated concepts for a media project and to professionally pitch these ideas.
Visual Communication

Rapidly visualize story ideas in the pre-production stage, for individual projects and larger-scale projects or series.
Apply advanced design principles to various types of video, print, and interactive media.

MA Communications & Media Technologies Degree Requirements

Successful completion of Final Portfolio Review
Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
Minimum grade of C in all required 36 unitsd entrepreneurship. Students graduate from the program with a comprehensive portfolio or reel that showcases their talents refined through a concentrated curriculum.