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Requirements: MA in Global Communications (48 credits)

Requirements and credit counts differ for the various Master’s programs at AUP. Please note that all requirements from previous years can be found in our archive catalogs.

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C.

All courses carry four (4) credits unless otherwise noted. 

 

Core courses (16 credits)

Course Code Course Name
CM5001 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Select three courses from the following list
Course Code
Course Name
CM5002
BRANDS AND BELIEF
CM5004
GLOBAL DIGITAL CULTURES
CM5005
IDENTITY FORMATION IN A TRANSNAT'L WORLD
CM5025
PO5025
COMMUNICATION & THE GLOBAL PUBLIC SPHERE
CM5026
PO5026
POLITICS & ECONOMICS OF GLOBAL MEDIA
CM5060
VISUAL CULTURE, THEORY & COMMUNICATION
CM5097
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Electives (24 credits)

Course Code Course Name
Elective 1 Any graduate-level CM course. Two modules may be taken to replace a course.
Elective 2
Elective 3
Elective 4
Elective 5
Elective 6

 

INTERNSHIP, THESIS OR APPLIED PROJECT (6 credits)

Capstone options are a thesis or an internship or an applied project. 
Course Code
Course Name
CM5095INPR
 
or

GR5096INPR

or

CM5098INT
THESIS
 
or
 
APPLIED PROJECT CAPSTONE
 
or
 
INTERNSHIP
Plus (2 credits)
Course Code
Course Name
GR5093
 
or
 
GR5099
GLOBAL WORKPLACE CULTURES: INTERNSHIP SEMINAR
 
or
 
THESIS SEMINAR

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL
2 core courses 2 core courses 2 elective courses Internship/Thesis*
2 elective courses 2 elective courses    
  Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)    
16 credits 18 credits 8 credits 6 credits

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (SPRING ENTRY)

SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING
2 core courses 2 elective courses 2 core courses Internship/Thesis*
2 elective courses   2 elective courses  
    Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)  
16 credits 8 credits 18 credits 6 credits

 

ACCELERATED TIMELINE

IMPORTANT NOTE: STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE THIS OPTION UPON APPROVAL FROM THEIR ACADEMIC ADVISOR
1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER 3RD SEMESTER
2 core courses 2 core courses 2 elective courses
2 elective courses 2 elective courses Internship/Thesis*
  Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)  
16 credits 18 credits 14 credits

 

* The length of the internship or thesis may vary, however — many students choose to take additional time for these components.