Emphasis will be on the global exchange of news, information, and culture, with a focus on satellite television and the Internet as well as on other emerging technologies and the impact and opportunities created in all formats by these new media. MA 663 Studies in Digital Media and Culture 4 credits This course will examine the dramatic shift in meaning and process of contemporary communication by examining the social, artistic, economic, and political implications of using and implementing digital ways of working. An advanced course in which students will take a project through concept, script, production and post-production. May be taken twice for a total of 8 credits. MA 690 Internship 1 - 4 credits Participation in a professional organization such as a broadcast station, advertising agency, production or syndication company, industrial video company, and others.
Participation is supervised by both the professional site supervisor and a member of the faculty.
In addition to the work at the internship site, graduate students will be required to complete a research project individually designed by the Internship Coordinator. The Graduate Program Director and the Department Internship Coordinator must approve the internship before the student begins. A maximum of 4 credits can be applied toward the 40 credit graduation requirement. MA 697 Directed Study 2 - 4 credits Credits awarded to be determined in consultation with faculty advisor, the Department Chair, and the Graduate Program Director. MA 698 Master's Project 2 credits Individual video, audio or new media project directed by a committee of 2 faculty members.