Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
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Curriculum for Master of Arts in Media and Communication Arts (36 credits total) The program can be completed within two years. Students complete 20 credit hours of required core courses and 16 credit hours of chosen electives. Prerequisites Bachelor's degree; strong writing, verbal, and interpersonal skills; articulation of reasons supporting the decision to attend a graduate media communication arts program; academic/professional references; and knowledge of basic computer skills. Required Core Courses (20 credits) MCA 601 Industry Communication Theory and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 602 Writing for Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 603 Effective Speaking for Industry Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 610 Communications Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 693 Internship/Thesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Elective Courses (16 credits)* MCA 620 Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 625 Corporate Communications and Reputation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 635 Organizational Communications and Social Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 639 Creative Writing for Media Professionals . . 4 MCA 640 International Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 645 Media Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 650 Ethics and the Media Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 652 Digital Video Field Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 654 Industrial Media Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 655 Producing the Documentary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 670 Effective Web Architecture and Communication Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 680 Law and Ethics in Professional Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 681 Multi-Platform Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MCA 695 Independent Study in Communications . . . . 4 MCA 696 Issues/Topics in Professional Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4 Total Credits: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 * Other Media and Communication Arts courses as approved by the program director.