Graduate Program | Structure

Career Orientation

Professional

Academic

Typical Areas of Study

Concentrations: Game Design, Management, Other TBA.

Students conduct research in areas associated with the interests of faculty on their degree committees. At the PhD level, this expected to be original research which advances the development of theory in telecommunications.

Degree

MS

MA

PhD

Leading to…

Careers in media industries

PhD Study

Careers in Academia

Entry Requirements

BA/BS. Applicants with creative interests should submit a portfolio of creative work.

BA/BS.

MA/MS. Applicants should submit a sample of research writing.

Core

A. Required:
505 Media Organizations

B. Choose one:
522 Management
580 Game Design

A. Required:
501 Philosophy
502 Methods

B. Choose one:
503 Theory
504 Law and Policy

Required:
501 Philosophy
502 Methods
503 Theory
504 Policy

Other Courses

Student-designed program, approved by the student’s committee. Minimum 36 credit hours, 18 in the department.

Student-designed program, approved by the student’s committee. Minimum 30 credit hours, 21 in the department.

Student-designed program, approved by the student’s committee. Up to 30 credit hours of graduate coursework may be transferred with committee approval. Minimum of 75 credit hours of coursework, plus a qualifying exam, required to advance to dissertation stage. A further 15 credits of coursework or dissertation (for a total of 90 credits) are required to complete the degree.

Capstone Experience

Option A: Written exam, with questions on core coursework (4 hours) and elective coursework (4 hours), and an oral defense

Option B: Creative Media Project, consisting of
A. Project
B. Written exam on core coursework (4 hours), with oral defense
C. Project defense (oral)

Thesis, consisting of:
A. Thesis proposal defense
B. Thesis (6 credits)
C. Final thesis defense (oral)

Dissertation, consisting of:
A. Dissertation proposal defense
B. Dissertation (15 credits)
C. Final dissertation defense (oral)