Student Learning Outcomes in Communications

Students in the Communications Master’s program are expected to achieve the following educational goals:

1. Identify the principles and laws associated with free speech and press for the US, as well as compare the American system of freedom of expression with others around the world, including the right to dissent, to monitor and criticize power, and to assemble and petition for redress of grievances

2. Apply theories and concepts of design and visual communication to the use and presentation of images and information

3. Conduct research and/or evaluate information by methods appropriate to the communications professions

4. Write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve

5. Apply tools and technologies appropriate for the communications professions in which they work

Requirements: Core Courses (18 Credits)

The online M.S. in Communications is a 33-credit hour program (ten 3-credit online courses and 3 credit hours of residencies).

• ICC 602 - Introduction to Digital Communications 3 credit(s)
• COM 617 - Multimedia Storytelling 3 credit(s)
• ICC 612 - Digital Communications Systems 3 credit(s)
• COM 627 - Social Media for Communicators 3 credit(s)
• COM 698 - Media Law 3 credit(s)
• ICC 606 - Applied Research in Content Management 3 credit(s) or

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• ADV 609 - Advertising and Public Relations Research Design 3 credit(s) or
• PRL 609 - Advertising and Public Relations Research Design 3 credit(s)