M.A. Program Courses

REMEDIAL (IF DEFICIENT)

JRSM6700 Media Law Every summer/online;
Every fall and spring/on-campus

JRSM7000 Media Writing/Editing Every fall

Select one of the following:
JRSM6702 Media Diversity and Society On-campus in spring
JRSM7320 Media and Diversity Every other spring

CORE (12-15)

Select one of the following writing classes:
JRSM7015 Every other fall
JRSM7124 Every other spring
JRSM7350 Every other spring
JRSM7422 Every other fall

JRSM7002 Pro Seminar (1 hour) Core; every semester
JRSM7050 Media Theory Core; every fall
JRSM7075 Media Research Methods Core; every spring
JRSM7990 Media Portfolio (2 hours) Core; every term
JRSM7600/7996/7998 (3-6 hours) Capstone; every term

NEWS/STORYTELLING CORE (21 hours)

JRSM7015 Advanced Media Writing Every other fall
JRSM7124 Data Journalism Every other spring
JRSM7330 Social Media and Comm. Eng. Every other fall
JRSM7350 Advanced Multimedia Reporting Every other spring

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES FOR NEWS/STORYTELLING:

JRSM7100 Entrepreneurial Media Every other fall
JRSM7510 Information Design Every other fall

VISUAL MEDIA CORE (21 hours)

JRSM7330 Social Media and Comm. Eng. Every other fall
JRSM7422 Writing for Strategic Media Every other fall
JRSM7510 Information Design Every other fall
JRSM7530 Visual Media Theory & Practice Every other spring

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES FOR VISUAL MEDIA:

JRSM7100 Entrepreneurial Media Every other fall
JRSM7350 Advanced Multimedia Reporting Every other spring
JRSM7412 Analytics and Evaluation Every other spring

INTEGRATED STRATEGIC MEDIA (21 hours)

JRSM7410 Advanced Crisis Comm Every other fall
JRSM7412 Analytics and Evaluation Every other spring
JRSM7414 Audience Analysis & Seg. Every other summer
JRSM7416 Global Strategic Comm Every other spring
JRSM7418 Integrated Strategic Manag Every other summer
JRSM7422 Writing for Strategic Media Every other fall

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE FOR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC MEDIA:

JRSM7530 Visual Media Theory & Practice Every other spring