Digital Cultures and Industries Track

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Requirements: Digital Cultures and Industries Track

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 NUMBER COURSE NAME 
CM5001 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
CM5004 GLOBAL DIGITAL CULTURES
CM5016 DIGITAL ADVOCACY: WITHIN/ WITHOUT BORDERS
CM5018 DIGITAL TOOLS IN CONTEXT

 

Track Electives (16 credits)

SELECT FOUR COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME 
CM5002
BRANDS AND BELIEF
CM5020MOD
MAGC MODULE
Choose two modules (2 credits each, relevant to track)
CM5020MOD
CM5026
POLITICS & ECONOMICS OF GLOBAL MEDIA
CM5060
VISUAL CULTURE, THEORY & COMMUNICATION
CM5062
DIGITAL MEDIA WRITING PRACTICUM
CM5080
VISUAL DESIGN PRACTICUM
CM5091
TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS (relevant to track)

 

Open Electives (8 credits)

Course Number Course Name
Elective 1 Choose two courses from all other MAGC offerings or selected courses from other Master's programs
Elective 2

 

INTERNSHIP, THESIS OR APPLIED PROJECT (6 credits)

Capstone options are a thesis or an internship or an applied project.  
Course Number
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 track elective courses 2 track elective courses    
  Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)    
16 credits 18 credits 8 credits  6 credits

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (SPRING ENTRY)

SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING
3 core courses 2 elective courses 1 core course Internship/Thesis*
1 track elective course   3 track 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 track elective courses 2 track 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.