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The Boston University PhD program in Emerging Media Studies is the nation’s first doctorate program in emerging media and its critical, daily role in modern life.

COM’s unique program prepares its doctoral students to become sophisticated researchers and critical thinkers who are ready to advance the fields of communication, sociological, and media leadership. Designed for students with a master’s degree, this program helps candidates gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of emerging media in society and organizations and hone their research skills through independent, innovative, and mentored research.

Recent and upcoming dissertation topics address a wide array of topics, such as social perceptions of robots, the effects of television binge-watching, and media framing of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

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Learning and Teaching

EMS graduate students are taught and mentored by some of the leading researchers and thinkers in the field.  The faculty make full use of the most advanced theories and methods to examine communication phenomena — from social media, streaming content, and AR/VR to Big Data and AI. Under their guidance, students learn how to conduct and analyze social science research concerning all types of emerging media. 

 As a doctoral student, you’ll serve as a teaching fellow while enrolled in the program. On average, you should expect to serve as a teaching fellow a minimum of two times during the program.

Resources for Research 

COM graduate students get ready for careers by rolling up their sleeves for hands-on research.

All Emerging Media Studies students contribute to COM’s annual #ScreentimeBU conference, an opportunity to present their research in the field of digital communication and society as well as exchange their views with peers and field leaders concerning important contemporary issues. By showcasing the fruits of your research, you’ll share their ideas with the general public and industry leaders. Additionally, the conference provides an opportunity for you to develop your public communication capabilities and receive input from industry experts in a professional setting.

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EMS students also take advantage of research opportunities at COM’s Communication Research Center , COM’s primary research hub, and the state of-the-art technology offered at the Zimmerman Family Social Activation Center, that puts in-depth social media analytics at your fingertips.

Funding Support

Because the doctoral program is immersive and requires full-time participation for a number of years, all PhD students in Emerging Media Studies are funded for the duration of their study, up to a maximum of five years. Funding includes a full tuition scholarship, health insurance credit, and stipend in return for teaching and research obligations. Students with their own funding for the program (through the Fulbright Commission, government funding or other source) will still be required to serve as a teaching fellow for at least one semester. Compensation will be provided.

Benefit from Boston

One of BU’s greatest resources is its location. Consistently ranked among the most livable cities in the world, Boston is “America’s college town,” a city rich in history while remaining on the forefront of culture and innovation. Boston is a Top 10 U.S. media market, and home to some of the world’s best creative agencies, media companies and leading employers — offering boundless opportunities for internships and careers.

More than 80%

of our graduate students receive scholarships.

Purpose Driven

COM stands out from our peers. Our faculty offers a mix of researchers and practitioners who endorse a cross-discipline, hands-on approach to learning. Our location lies at the heart of an electric, media-savvy city.

But it may be COM’s shared values that matter most. We believe that communication requires diversity, critical thinking, and creative expression. We believe that communication must be grounded in truth, authenticity, effectiveness, and purpose. We believe that communication builds understanding among people and across society.

Emerging Media Research

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Meet the Emerging Media Faculty

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Associate professor, emerging media studies.

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PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Media & Technology

The Fielding PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Media & Technology prepares students to work at the intersection of psychology theories and media technologies. The curriculum blends the study of social behaviors, cognition, perception, and emotion with the research skills you need to be a specialist in psychology applied to media and technology. How people interact with, use, and respond to media affects every aspect of life, from relationships, education, entertainment, and marketing to addressing the pressing social and ethical issues of a digital world. Media psychology is not an end goal, it is a powerful set of skills that make you better able to tackle your passion and change the world, to harness and leverage the power of media technologies to do what matters most to you.

You will join students come from a variety of professional experiences and academic backgrounds with a common goal. You will join a community of scholar-practitioners—changemakers—who recognize that media psychology gives you the ability to see through the noise and focus on the drivers of human behavior to get to the heart of the issue, whether it’s technology development, communications strategies or expanding the field of academic knowledge.

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What is Media Psychology?

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Media psychology starts with psychology.  Where traditional communication, media studies, sociology, or psychology programs focus on process or isolate media from human experience, media psychology looks for answer to the ‘why.’  Why do people react to media the way they do?  Why do people use some technologies more than others?  Why does technology use impact wellbeing?  Why does social representation matter? Why does social media influence how people feel about themselves? Why do people connect with stories?

In the media psychology program, you will gain an expertise of psychology to apply to media and technology. You can explore the ways in which cognition, emotion, and instinct can influence human responses to different media stimuli and alter technological impact. You can use these skills to anticipate consumption and use patterns, look for leverageable solutions to global problems, promote technology design that promotes economic, social, and environmental progress.  We give you the theoretical foundation and the skills to put your passion and commitment to work.

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What we do..

Media psychologists are finding new roles across multiple domains. Fortune 100 companies, for example, increasingly recognize the need for applying media psychology to organizational communications, structure, products and strategy. Our graduates have innovated new roles working with companies like Mozilla, Fox Films, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Disney among others, as well as crafting new business and consulting opportunities and developing successful advocacy campaigns. Special projects within the program give students the opportunity to have real-life experience during the course of their education. Recent projects include partnering with the Department of Defense deconstructing the narrative, cognitive and neuroscience triggers of terrorism in the social space and developing brand-aligned corporate social responsibility programs for companies like Grub Hub.

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Study current trends and topics that have social impact , such as immersive media and augmented reality, media literacy, neuromarketing, psychology-based user experience research skills, and brand storytelling.

Use what you already know to inform your research.

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Your goals come first.  Every faculty member is committed to helping you build a program that will achieve your goals, from individual coursework to your dissertation.

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Develop communication strategies, educate the public, advise technology developers, speak at conferences globally, consult for media companies, publish academic research.

Why Choose Fielding’s Media Psychology program?

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From documentary filmmakers and educators to brand marketers and social advocates, students find their intellectual home in media psychology and leave equipped to achieve their goals and make a difference.

Qualifying Exam Presentation: Digital Emotion Regulation of Positive Emotions

The Fielding Qualifying Exam (QE) is the final step in the doctoral program preceding the dissertation. In media psychology, is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their breadth and depth of knowledge of the theory and research in their chosen area of specialization and it establishes the direction they wish to pursue in their dissertation.

As a media psychology doctoral student, Jay Grant’s QE and subsequent research, focus on the use of digital technologies for emotional regulation with an interest in positive media psychology.  Jay explores how the range of technologies from immersive technology and gaming to social media enable people to manage their emotional experiences.  This is increasingly important as people have on-demand access to social environments nearly anytime and anywhere. In considering the current landscape, Jay’s review encompasses emotion theories and self-determination theory to explain the phenomenon of digital emotion regulation with an emphasis on positive emotions, the components of emotional intelligence and social contexts.

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The PhD in Media, Technology, and Society (MTS) program is an innovative, interdisciplinary, and flexible curriculum focusing on the dynamic media and technology environment and its impact. The program encourages students to pursue their passion by designing individualized programs of study that incorporate relevant classes from across Northwestern University. The program faculty are internationally renowned for their research in areas such as:

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• Media institutions
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The MTS faculty undertake research in these areas using a wide array of traditional and innovative research methods. In addition, they actively pursue opportunities to make positive economic, cultural, and social impact through their research in businesses, nonprofit, and government agencies.

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Media and Communication PhD

Doctor of philosophy in media and communication.

Immerse yourself in a rigorous curriculum that has strong ties to the humanities and social sciences, with the Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Communication from the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple. Explore the relationship between media and people through a variety of lenses, including cultural, economic, historical and social-psychological. Receive the academic support of an R1-classified research university as you successfully propose, create and defend your dissertation.

The advanced, multidisciplinary Media and Communication PhD provides access to individualized courses of study, faculty guidance and other opportunities that enable you to

work with active scholars who boast international reputations;

present at conferences and publish work in respected academic journals; and

obtain experience in undergraduate teaching.

Comprehensive coursework in communication theory and research characterizes the Media and Communication PhD program, endowing students with the breadth and depth of knowledge needed to make significant contributions in the academic and professional field of mediated communication. You will collaborate with mentors, develop your own research agenda, and graduate with a strong foundation in theory and methodologies that covers several areas of interest, including the following.

Communication effects and psychological processes

Emerging media and technology

Global media, social change and activism

Journalism studies

Media, identity and representation

The media industry, laws and policies

Political communication

Popular communication

Graduates of this PhD program pursue administrative, research and teaching careers in universities and colleges. They also pursue research jobs in media industries, as well as senior-level policy and communications roles in government and nonprofit sectors. If you are hired to teach or conduct research, you will have access to the Temple University Graduate Student Association , the first recognized graduate employee union in Pennsylvania. You will also have the opportunity to request a travel award that provides funds to help cover the cost of presenting your research at scholarly symposiums.

Program Format & Curriculum

The 48-credit Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Communication is held on Temple’s Main Campus, and can be completed over four years of continuous, full-time study. 

The following courses are required.

Communication Theory I and II

Doctoral Colloquium I and II

Researching Communication I and II

Teaching in Higher Education: Communications

The program also requires the completion of preliminary examinations and a doctoral dissertation. Learn more about requirements for the Media and Communication PhD .

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Communication for Development and Social Change MS

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Cultural Analytics

Disability Studies

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Tuition & Fees

In keeping with Temple’s commitment to access and affordability, this Doctor of Philosophy offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.

Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more. These tuition costs apply to the 2023–2024 academic year.

Pennsylvania resident : $1,169.00 per credit Out-of-state : $1,565.00 per credit

You can view the full Cost of Attendance breakdown on the Student Financial Services website .

Faculty advisors can help you navigate your program and discuss research opportunities, teaching assistantships and more.  Learn more about Klein College of Media and Communication faculty .

Contact the following faculty or staff members with questions about the Media and Communication PhD.

Geoff Baym is the program director. Phone : 215-204-4607 Email :  [email protected]

Nicole McKenna is the graduate office director​. Phone : 215-204-1497 Email : [email protected]

Supplement your Media and Communication PhD coursework and enhance your graduate education experience through student clubs and organizations. You’ll meet and network with other like-minded students, gain invaluable knowledge and skills, and become involved with a community that helps you bring your personal and professional goals to fruition.

Students in the Media and Communication PhD program are encouraged to join the Media and Communication Graduate Student Association  (MCGSA), an organization that represents and advocates for the collective interests of students within the Media and Communication Department. The MCGSA also facilitates connections between students and faculty across disciplines, and works to optimize the personal and professional development of graduate students.

Learn more about student clubs and organizations available to Klein students . 

Temple University’s departments and programs are accredited by the  Middle States Commission on Higher Education .

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The Media Psychology doctorate was the first of its kind in a School of Psychology, offering a nonclinical PhD degree with a pathway master’s earned along the way   . The program focuses on understanding the relationships between media and behavior and offers optional concentrations in:

• Positive Psychology and Media
• Psychology and Audience Engagement
• Social Media Research

In addition, students may structure their elective choices to fulfill concentrations offered by School of Leadership Studies (SLS) doctoral programs. For the full list of SLS concentration offerings, see Doctoral Concentrations   .

Students customize their graduate program under the supervision of a faculty advisor. 

The objective of the program is to prepare students to (1) understand the development, use and effect of media from psychological perspectives, (2) advance society’s understanding of media and its effects through psychological research, and (3) apply their knowledge and skills in settings such as education, entertainment, the media industry, health, business and marketing, and public policy.

Graduates of the Media psychology doctoral program, gain an expertise of psychology to apply to media and technology. They can explore the ways in which cognition, emotion, and instinct can influence human responses to different media stimuli and alter technological impact. Graduates can use these skills to anticipate consumption and use patterns, look for leverageable solutions to global problems, promote technology design that promotes economic, social, and environmental progress.

Media psychologists are finding new roles across multiple domains. Fortune 100 companies, for example, increasingly recognize the need for applying media psychology to organizational communications, structure, products and strategy. Our graduates have innovated new roles working with companies like Mozilla, Fox Films, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Disney among others, as well as crafting new business and consulting opportunities and developing successful advocacy campaigns. Special projects within the program give students the opportunity to have real-life experience during the course of their education. Recent projects include partnering with the Department of Defense deconstructing the narrative, cognitive and neuroscience triggers of terrorism in the social space and developing brand-aligned corporate social responsibility programs for companies like Grub Hub.

Required Coursework

Effective date: 09/01/2022

Core (10 courses, 40 credits)

• PSY-525 Professional Writing for Media Psychology 4 semester credits
• PSY-533 Media Psychology 4 semester credits
• PSY-619 Social Media Research Methods 4 semester credits
• PSY-701A Research Methods I 4 semester credits
• PSY-701C Research Methods II: Qualitative 4 semester credits
• PSY-703 History and Systems of Psychology 4 semester credits
• PSY-705 Social Bases of Behavior 4 semester credits
• PSY-706 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior 4 semester credits
• PSY-716A Statistical Methods 4 semester credits
• PSY-781 Dissertation Preparation 4 semester credits

Research Skills Seminars (4 credits)

• PSY-RSS35 Crafting a Research Question 1 semester credits
• PSY-RSS36 Ethical Issues in Research and the IRB 1 semester credits
• PSY-RSS37 Writing a Literature Review 1 semester credits
• PSY-RSS38 Survey Design 1 semester credits

Electives (choose 20 credits)

Choose elective credits from courses below. General electives from courses with subject code ELC or HOD may also apply.

• PSY-617 Symbols, Images and Text 4 semester credits
• PSY-618 Psychology of Video Games 4 semester credits
• PSY-622 Communities in a Digital World 4 semester credits
• PSY-623 Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience 4 semester credits
• PSY-713 Audience Engagement 4 semester credits
• PSY-714 Media, Technology, and Social Identities 4 semester credits
• PSY-724A Cognition and Technology 4 semester credits
• PSY-743 Narrative Persuasion, Brands, and Storytelling 4 semester credits
• PSY-753 Narrative Psychology 4 semester credits
• PSY-754 The Role of Media in Social Justice 4 semester credits
• PSY-763 The Psychology of Neuromarketing 4 semester credits
• PSY-764 Media Psychology Research 4 semester credits
• PSY-766 Special Topics in Media Psychology 4 semester credits
• PSY-769 Advanced Topics in Media Psychology 2 or 4 semester credits
• PSY-776 Social Media and Society 4 semester credits
• PSY-777 Positive Media Psychology 4 semester credits
• PSY-778 Psychology of Big Data 4 semester credits
• PSY-782 Advanced Social Media Research Methods 4 semester credits
• PSY-783 Advanced Topics in Positive Media Psychology 4 semester credits

Dissertation Courses

• PSY-638 Dissertation in Progress 0 semester credits
• PSY-PA Dissertation Proposal Approval 0 semester credits
• RES-IRB IRB Approval for Dissertation 0 semester credits
• PSY-633 Oral Review of Dissertation 0 semester credits
• PSY-639 Dissertation Completion 18 semester credits

Total Semester Credits: 82

Optional concentrations.

Students in the Media Psychology PhD program can concentrate their studies in one of the program options listed below, or, if matriculated into the Fall 2016 catalog or later, can choose to take their program electives in other concentrations offered through the School of Leadership Studies. In this way, students can individualize their doctoral program and expand their professional expertise. Each concentration typically includes a minimum of three tailored courses and access to a community of scholar-practitioners who are passionate about this specialized field of study.  

Positive Psychology and Media Concentration

This concentration has a global perspective to explore ways in which global broadcast and narrowcast media make an impact in society, and how these media are harnessed to actively promote the advancement of social concerns. Students examine the major tenets of positive psychology and how they are can be applied to media and beyond.  Students assess the use and misuse of traditional media (radio and television), the classical entertainment media (film, theatre, art and music) and the “new” media (internet, social networks, blogs, virtual worlds, and cell phone technologies) in reaching their desired audiences and convincing them of anything.

Dissertation Topic

A dissertation focused on positive psychology and media is required.

Psychology & Audience Engagement Concentration

This concentration combines the cognitive and narrative psychologies of branding and storytelling with the power of social psychology to engage customers, promote ideas and influence behaviors across media technology platforms. Creating and applying transmedia storytelling to messaging is a complex proposition that demands the integration of multiple elements: the media environment, narrative structure and meaning, audience psychology, media and technology attributes, audience targeting, and process management and evaluation. Storytelling in the new media environment demands a new approach to building stories and storyworlds that create an immersive experience.  The ability to apply theory to practice is becoming the standard because it increases profitability, sustainability and engagement.  Social impact comes from a robust, integrative and vibrant campaign that extends reach in an increasingly fractured environment.

People have high expectations thanks to the ubiquity of technology, real time data, 24/7 connectivity and social media. Audience profiling allows us to identify and understand the audience, to be sensitive to their individual differences and cultural context. This allows us to be able to create satisfying and engaging user messages, services, and products. It is equally important in order to develop strategies that use resources wisely. Every individual has a story. We use the persona development process to identify the audience’s story. This course teaches psychology by deconstructing human behavior into meaning, identity, perception and motivation. Using qualitative research, semiotic and narrative analysis, and frame analysis, concentration students develop a persona that can inform communication and content development and supports a wide range of applications, including user experience, education, social advocacy, political influence, marketing strategy, fundraising, design, campaigning and recruitment.

Choose 2 courses from:

A dissertation focused on a topic relevant to psychology and audience engagement.

Social Media Research Concentration

The Social Media Research Concentration prepares students to be effective psychological researchers in evolving digital media contexts. Courses show students how to apply foundational research skills to social media and explores the emerging contours of digital social life. Students learn a psychological approach to understanding social media in conjunction with the technical expertise to successfully carry out their own social media research. Social media research methods are valued skills in business, non-profit, and academic roles; and the concentration prepares students for a wide variety of cutting-edge careers.

Concentration objectives include:

• To build upon quantitative and qualitative research methods skills in preparation for social media research
• To understand concepts like data collection, sampling, validity, and limitations as these apply to social media research
• To understand the logic of platform design and the role of algorithms in enabling and constraining discourse and relationships on social media that may impact research questions
• To understand the role of theory in social media research
• Develop awareness of social justice components to social media research: surveillance; overrepresentation of certain voices and marginalization of other voices on social media
• Develop training and proficiency in the use of social media research platforms

The concentration will have an applied component requirement where students will design and carry out a social media research project that will allow them to demonstrate expertise, allowing them to substantiate on their CVs their deep knowledge of social media research.

A dissertation focused on a topic relevant to social media research.

COMMU-PHD - Communication (PhD)

Program overview.

Stanford’s Department of Communication focuses on media in all its forms. The department studies the processes and effects of mass communication: the nature and social role of the various media; their structure, function, and ethics; and their impact on the political system, culture, and society. In this context, it considers not only traditional mass media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and film, but also information technology, online media, virtual reality, and the Internet. Students are trained as social scientists who can study the media and as potential practitioners in the use of the media in journalism, mass communications, and digital media. The department combines theory and practice and fosters individual research opportunities for its students, employing quantitative and qualitative approaches.

University requirements for the PhD are described in the Graduate Degrees section.

The department offers a PhD in Communication, focusing on theory and research. Each student builds a research specialty relating communication to current faculty interests in such areas as ethics, computational journalism, information processing, data science, law, online communities, human-computer interaction, politics, voting, virtual reality, psychology of technology, history of technology, critical data studies, emotion regulation, personality expression, digital media and change across the life span, knowledge production, the influence of algorithms, personality and digital media, and information technology. Regardless of the area of specialization, the PhD program is designed primarily for students interested in university research and teaching or other research or analyst positions.

Students must complete the requirements listed in the Degree Requirements Section below for the PhD degree in Communication. Additional information is available in the  Degree Requirements and Department Procedures for PhD Students and PhD Advisors  (pdf).

Admissions Information

Prospective graduate students should see the  Office of Graduate Admissions  website and the  Applications and Financial Aid  section of the department website for detailed information and application materials. Submission of general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test scores is optional. The Communication Department does not require any GRE subject tests.

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Master's Student: So far I’m almost a year into NYU Steinhardt’s online speech program and I love it! For those who don’t mind online learning and can time manage, this is for you. It gives me more flexibility and encourages me to stay on top of asynchronous work for my zoom meets. Another big plus about this program and why I chose it is that I did not graduate with a bachelor’s in speech or CSD. This program offers most prerequisite classes that extend your plan of study but is so worth it. The only down side is the prerequisites required by ASHA cannot be taken through their program. So while I have taken statistics, a biological and behavioral /social science during my undergrad I will need to take a physical science outside of the program before I start my clinic/practicums. Overall, many of my peers seem to enjoy the program too and even though the program is online for me, the helpfulness and acceptance from professors is truly unmatched. ... Read 26 reviews

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Graduate Student: The University of Connecticut is a very supportive, diverse, academically enriching place for education growth. I have learned a great deal from the very knowledgeable and helpful professors and staff on the West Hartford campus. I think that the campus has a lot to offer with extra curricular activities and involvements and UCONN does a great job of trying to get students involved outside of the classroom. I would highly recommend this campus and the Master's of Social Work program to anyone interested. The parking is convenient, the campus is small, and the environment is personable. I am honored the opportunity to pursue my masters degree at this prestigious university. ... Read 1 review

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Master of Science Digital Media

Many industries use digital media, so getting a digital media graduate degree can be very beneficial. A digital media graduate program will allow you to work with various types of digital media, such as virtual and augmented reality and digital animation. It will also prompt you to acquire design skills and learn about digital media theory. Some programs expose students to gaming, user experience, and 3-D modeling concepts. Others discuss digital media management, history, ethics, and policy. If you are interested in a career in digital media, continue reading for information regarding the difficulty level, duration, requirements, and job opportunities connected to earning a graduate-level digital media degree.

You may find it moderately challenging to obtain a digital media graduate degree. Many masters in digital media grad programs require students to complete coursework, projects, theses, and internships. Some mandate that students submit a digital portfolio toward the end of the program. If you pursue a master's of digital media graduate program that stresses the need for a portfolio, you will document everything you do by taking pictures or collecting work samples. Then, you will write extensively about each piece of evidence you gather.

Some digital media grad programs are 15 to 24 months. Others are accelerated, and you can complete the degree in 6 to 12 months. Most graduate-level digital media programs are for working professionals, so many are 100% online and have part-time options. The School of Digital Media  at Savannah College of Art and Design, the Reed College of Media  at West Virginia University, and the School of Communication & Digital Content  at Liberty University are some of the graduate schools that offer digital media degrees.

People from various fields, such as communications, business, science, and health, can apply to digital media grad schools. However, they do need to demonstrate writing ability by providing writing samples. These samples could be press releases, academic papers, or published articles. The degree requirements for a graduate-level digital media program will likely vary from school to school. Some schools focus on introducing students to a wide range of digital media products. Others emphasize how digital media affects consumer behavior and how its corresponding analytics impacts business decision-making processes.

A digital media graduate degree can help you land a variety of jobs. You could work in the writing and editing field and become a copywriter, or you could work in the advertising and branding field and become a marketing strategist. Many website and application development roles, such as user interface (UI) and user experience (UE) designers, need people who are well versed in digital media. The degree could also be advantageous if you want to become a graphic designer, game designer, illustrator, or animator.

At Niche, we cherish your freedom to select whichever school you find suitable. Research the admission and degree requirements of each digital media graduate program  that piques your interest. Also, read the master of digital media grad program reviews we showcase on our site. Doing so will aid you in making an informed decision and improve your understanding of faculty and student dynamics at each school.

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Master of Arts Media, Culture, and Communication

The MA degree trains agile researchers to think critically from diverse perspectives about changing industries, technologies, and cultures. You will work closely with our diverse and renowned media studies faculty. Our research and curriculum foreground the study of global media and culture, digital media and new technologies, media history and theory, visual culture, race, and politics.

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Master of Arts in Media, Culture, and Communication

Your Academic Experience

Careers and alumni, is this program right for you.

While our department's graduate courses are primarily theoretical, the Media, Culture, and Communication curriculum is flexible, allowing electives from across the University to align with your personal academic and professional trajectories.

Media business at NYU Stern, media law at the NYU School of Law, interactive technology at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and media ethnography in NYU Anthropology are just some of the many elective options made available to you. We also offer graduate study abroad courses in Europe, Asia, and Latin America examining media in comparative contexts.

Situated in the heart of Greenwich Village, we capitalize on New York's media and cultural eminence. With frequent guest lectures and public events, MCC serves as an intellectual hub for visiting scholars, artists, activists, and media experts.

Graduates of MCC's media studies master's build careers as astute analyzers of the global media landscape. Alumni find themselves well positioned for careers at the intersections of media, culture, and tech — ranging from research to creative, strategy to policy. Those who pursue doctoral study enroll in top-tier PhD programs.

• You'll benefit from the MCC Alumni Network as a student, and be part of this vast community after you graduate.
• Our active MCC Alumni Council will invite you to events throughout the year.
• As a student, you can apply to our MCC Alumni Mentor Program .
• And in our MCC Alumni Masterclass series, you'll learn from alums of the program about the industry applications of your intellectual studies.

The MA in Media, Culture, and Communication offers a theoretical foundation for examining global media within political, social, and cultural contexts. We do not provide practical training in media production, publicity or marketing. MCC MA students can use some of their electives to enroll in such classes elsewhere at NYU, but those seeking a purely practice-based degree should consider applying to the School of Professional Studies' MS in Integrated Marketing  or MS in Public Relations , or Tisch's MA in Interactive Media .

Review our  FAQs  to learn more about our media studies degree program. 

Areas of Study

The MA program offers five research areas, which operate as guiding frameworks for intellectual inquiry across the Department.

Frequently Asked Questions

Read answers to questions commonly asked by prospective students of the Media, Culture, and Communication MA program.

Student Experience

Learn about the MA graduate student community in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication.

MCC Internship Program

Media, Culture, and Communication undergraduates of Junior or Senior standing and MA students are eligible to intern for credit. Search our internship database of available positions.

Media, Culture, and Communication faculty research and teach on media topics spanning the globe — from East and South Asia to Western Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

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Our mentor program pairs Media, Culture, and Communication alumni with Seniors and MA students.

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Media Psychology

Media psychology is the psychological study of the causes and consequences of humans’ media use. Research within media psychology seeks to understand and explain the roles, uses, processes, and effects of mediated communication. It is interdisciplinary in nature and draws from a number of disciplines including political science, marketing, sociology, communication, public opinion, consumer behavior, and social, developmental, and personality psychology. 

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Saleem Alhabash

Saleem Alhabash is an Associate Professor of Public Relations and Social Media at the Department of Advertising + Public Relations, studying the persuasive effects of social media.

Allison Eden

Dr. Allison Eden (Ph.D. Michigan State University) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication.

Dar Meshi investigates the maladaptive, problematic use of social media. He earned his B.S. in biology from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York. After his Ph.D., Dar spent some time in New York working at advertising agencies like Ogilvy and Mather.

Wei Peng is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University. She is affiliated with the Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL) lab and the Health and Risk Communication Center.

Rabindra Ratan

Ralf Schmälzle

Ralf Schmälzle, Ph.D. (SHMAL-ts-lee, 拉尔夫·舍马尔兹勒) is an Associate Professor of Communication Science in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University. His research focuses on brain responses to real-life messages in the domains of health communication and entertainment media. He is cross-trained in communication and psychology, and integrates methods from cognitive neuroscience and AI.

Ron Tamborini

Ron Tamborini (Ph.D., Indiana University) is the Director of Doctoral Studies and a Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University where he teaches courses in media process and methods of communication inquiry.

Brandon Van Der Heide

Brandon Van Der Heide (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is a teacher and researcher working at the intersection of the domains of computer-mediated communication and interpersonal communication

Fashina Aladé,

Fashina (Shina) Aladé is an Assistant Professor of Advertising & Public Relations, and also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Her work lies at the intersection of media effects, developmental psychology, and early childhood education, with a focus on young children’s comprehension of and learning from educational media.

Chuqing Dong

Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice

Maria Molina

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• CARISMA Lab

The Theoretical and Applied Research on Media Affect and Cognition (TARMAC) lab is a state of the art media psychology lab featuring four separate areas including: a welcome room, a room with 12 computers for web-based and reaction-time studies, a “living-room” area for television and video game research, and a virtual reality and gaming area with four computers equipped with eye-tracking and Oculus Rift headgear

Current studies include research on virtual reality and entertainment, games and violence, the social appeal of movies, and the role of motivation in media appeal.

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The Center for Avatar Research and Immersive Social Media Applications is focused on the interdisciplinary study of the effect of virtual reality experiences on human interaction.

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Media and Advertising Psychology Lab is focused on the study of media and advertising using biopsychological approaches, methods and theories.

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Leveraging our Network

Media Psychology is one of a number of thematic, collaborative research interest areas in ComArtSci. Although graduate students apply to one of the three doctoral areas or any masters areas in the college, they may become research collaborators in any of the interest areas. For example, students specializing in advertising, communication, and journalism participate in the Media Psychology interest group.

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The Department of Anthropology's Social Anthropology program offers a Ph.D. in Anthropology, with a special emphasis on Media Anthropology.

Students are regular members of the graduate program in Social Anthropology, and all requirements for the Ph.D. in Anthropology pertain to those specializing in Media Anthropology. The Media Anthropology emphasis is designed for students who wish to undertake practice-based research and make substantial ethnographic use of audiovisual media in their doctoral work. In addition to selecting required and elective courses in anthropology, students join a group of faculty, graduate students, and visiting artists working in media anthropology. They participate in regular events in Media Anthropology, such as screenings and lectures by visiting artists and media anthropologists, and work-in-progress critique sessions. They take courses offered by the Anthropology faculty, as well as by faculty in other departments also offering courses in media and art practice. They may also participate in specialized research and creative activities with faculty and fellows, and may serve as teaching fellows in courses in Media Anthropology.

In addition to all regular requirements for the Ph.D. in Anthropology, including the dissertation, doctoral students specializing in Media Anthropology must also pursue a Secondary PhD field in  Critical Media Practice .   As part of this training, students produce an original creative work, or works, emerging from intensive ethnographic fieldwork, in an audiovisual medium or media such as film, digital video, CD-ROM, DVD, still photography, or phonography. For work in time-based media, this will normally result in a work of not less than 30 minutes’ duration. Students pursuing the PhD track in Anthropology with Media may submit either their “capstone” CMP project, or another work, or works, produced during their CMP training as their final project in Anthropology with Media.  This work is submitted and defended in conjunction with their written doctoral dissertation.  The work should be outlined in the student’s Research Plan Overview that is submitted for the General Exam and also developed in their Prospectus.  It must be supervised throughout by a qualified faculty member from within the department who will also serve on the candidate’s doctoral committee, and in that capacity be charged with evaluating the merits of the candidate’s media work.

The final media work that is submitted with the written dissertation must be accompanied by a Practitioner’s Statement of two to three pages outlining the intentions of the media work and its relationship to the written dissertation. Exhibitions, installations, and performances will also be considered for the Media Anthropology final project, so long as they incorporate a significant media component. In collaborative media projects, the Practitioner’s Statement must be accompanied by a further paragraph detailing the candidate’s role in the work. Collaborative media projects will only be considered when the student not only contributes ethnographic expertise, but also has a primary authorial role in the work.

The work, and the Practitioner’s Statement, must be formally submitted, exhibited, and defended in conjunction with the written dissertation. Students working in site-specific installations or performances must submit detailed documentation of the project. When all requirements have been fulfilled, the candidate will receive, in addition to the Harvard- awarded Ph.D., departmental recognition of degree completion, “with Media.”

Applicants interested in Media Anthropology should apply to the Social Anthropology Ph.D. program and follow the usual procedures for applications to the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Applicants should indicate an interest in Media Anthropology in the statement of purpose, and submit, whenever possible, a portfolio documenting previous media work, using the  Digital Portfolio  option on the Harvard Griffin GSAS application; please provide a statement and your role therein.

Students indicating their interest in Media Anthropology who are admitted into the doctoral program in Anthropology must apply for their admission into the Critical Media Practice Secondary PhD field after having successfully complete at least one core CMP course, usually in their second year of studies.  Students who are not admitted into the CMP program may not continue with the specialization in Anthropology with Media.

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• Lucien Castaing-Taylor
• Steven Caton
• Nicholas Harkness
• Arthur Kleinman
• Ajantha Subramanian

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• Ernst Karel,  Anthropology and AFVS
• Verena Paravel, AFVS
• Joana Pimenta, AFVS                                   
• Matt Saunders, AFVS
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Culture, Communication and Media MPhil/PhD

London, Bloomsbury

The MPhil/PhD programme provides a route for you carry out a piece of research that will make a distinctive contribution to knowledge in the fields of education, culture and communication. You will work closely with your supervisor(s) to develop your project, supported by a flexible programme of methodology courses and a strong research community of staff and doctoral students. This programme is available to study both face-to-face and online.

UK tuition fees (2024/25)

Overseas tuition fees (2024/25), programme starts, applications accepted.

• Entry requirements

The normal minimum requirement is a Master’s degree from a UK university in a subject appropriate to the programme to be followed, or a qualification of equivalent standard appropriate to the programme to be followed awarded by a university (or educational institution of university rank) outside the UK. The majority of our successful applicants hold a Merit at Master’s level, and may have additional relevant experience.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 4

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website .

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

The Department of Culture, Communication and Media has innovative, research-active staff able to supervise postgraduate research in the following areas: applied linguistics; TESOL; art, design and museology; music education; English education, social semiotics and multimodality; media education; learning with digital technologies; teacher professional development; and psychosocial studies. We have seven research centres: The Centre for Applied Linguistics, The Academic Writing Centre, The Confucius Institute for Schools, The International Centre for Intercultural Studies, Digital Arts Research in Education, The Centre for Multimodal Research and the UCL Knowledge Lab.

Who this course is for

The MPhil/PhD is for applicants with a strong interest in an aspect of educational and social research, which may be understood broadly across the life course, in relation to other subject areas and wider social, economic, political and cultural changes. You should normally have completed an MA to merit level and want to develop a specific area of research. You may have a background in education or a cognate area of study. It is suitable for both recent graduates and those progressed in a career.

What this course will give you

IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society is a world-leading centre for research in education and related social science. We host the UK's largest doctoral cohort in these areas. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2023), the Institute was ranked first for education for the tenth year running, ahead of Harvard, Stanford, Oxford and Cambridge. In the UK's recent Research Excellence Framework (2021), we were ranked first for research strength and research power in Education, according to the Elsevier REF 2021 Results Analysis Tool. We attract extensive research funding each year and host many prestigious research centres and projects.

Doctoral students at IOE have access to the wider UCL community as well as the education cluster constituting the ESRC  UBEL Doctoral Training Partnership . The Institute's programme has been designed to provide comprehensive and broadly based research training and to meet the requirements of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the UK Researcher Development Framework.

Students work closely with their supervisor(s) to develop each stage of research; supervisors also help put together a programme of additional courses and activities to support progress towards completion of the final thesis.

The foundation of your career

Students will develop general and specialist skills in research methodology, academic writing and presentation, as well as gaining experience of engaging with a wide range of practitioners across different sectors of education.

UCL’s commitment clearly supports research like mine through bespoke, untested and uncommon approaches. This luxury is something not lost on me - it motivates me each and every day. David Ruttenberg Culture, Communication and Media MPhil/PhD Q&A with David Ruttenberg

Employability

IOE doctoral graduates in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media progress to careers in university teaching, educational research, policy and curriculum development, as well as creative arts education.

The Department of Culture, Communication and Media has a wide range of research seminars, where students can join discussion of our ongoing projects, as well as being the base for national and international conferences. There are also opportunities to work with education practitioners and organisations beyond IOE. The Centre for Doctoral Education holds two annual conferences for IOE doctoral students; and there are opportunities for students to offer specialist reading groups and workshops and to act as facilitators on courses within the research training programme.

Teaching and learning

In addition to UCL's Doctoral Skills Development Programme, IOE's Centre for Doctoral Education provides a comprehensive Research Training Programme.

The Core Courses aim to meets the needs of early stage doctoral students.

There is also a wide range of introductory, advanced methods, advanced theoretical, and generic academic skills courses, as well as student-led workshops and reading groups.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) consists of a piece of supervised research, normally undertaken over a period of three years full-time or five years part-time. Assessment is by means of a thesis, which should demonstrate your capacity to pursue original research based upon a good understanding of the research techniques and concepts appropriate to the discipline. It must also represent a distinct and significant contribution to the subject, whether through the discovery of new knowledge, the connection of previously unrelated facts, the development of new theory, or the revision of older views. It should reflect the exercise of critical judgement with regard to both your own work and that of other scholars in the field.

For those who decide not to pursue the full PhD, or are unable to do so, the degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) consists of a piece of supervised research, normally undertaken over a period of three years full-time or five years part-time. Assessment is by means of a thesis, which should represent a contribution to the subject, either through a record of your original work or a critical and ordered exposition of existing knowledge.

You must ensure you have adequate time to devote to this research, at least six hours a day (2-3 days a week part time).

Research areas and structure

• Applied linguistics: bilingualism and multilingualism; neoliberal ideology and language teaching; materials analysis; English as a global language; language learning and identity; language teacher identity; language education, gender and sexuality; critical discourse analysis; second language acquisition; language testing; translanguaging; ethnography
• Art, design and museology: artists in sites of learning, curatorial practices and the shaping of knowledge in galleries and museums, artists interventions in educational contexts; visual culture
• Music education: musical development, the psychology of music, singing and voice science, music in special education, music ideology, gender and music, the sociology and philosophy of music, informal and popular music education, the wider benefits of music
• English education, social semiotics and multimodality: teacher identities; literature in urban classroom; social and digital literacy practices; identity, subject knowledge and communication; visual methodologies; subject knowledge and policy
• Media education: the moving image and video games; young people’s production of digital animation, film and computer games; online communities, virtual worlds, play and film
• Learning with digital technologies: software interventions to support learners with disabilities; the development of adaptive technologies; learner modelling; virtual learning environments; methods for analysing the effectiveness of interactive learning environments; technology mediated knowledge in the curriculum
• Psychosocial studies: reflexivity; psychoanalytically informed approaches to educational research; knowledge practices in the humanities and social sciences; unconscious aspects of learning, professional practice and research; post-structural theories of gender and subjectivity

Further details of staff research and publications are available on the department website.

Research environment

As a research student in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media, you can participate in the seminars organised by department research centres or according to interest groups.

Since October 2014, we have also – in addition to the campus-based mode - offered the option to study online in a distance-learning mode. Choosing the distance-learning mode means that there are no residency requirements and it is not necessary to attend during doctoral study, the viva examination take place in-person at UCL or online. However, you are welcome to visit and use campus facilities including the library, attend seminars etc. In the first year of full-time study (and first two years of part-time study), distance learners take a series of compulsory research methods modules that are studied online. This typically involves provision of materials (articles, eBooks, videos etc.), forums to facilitate discussion of various tasks, and synchronous sessions to discuss the activities. Alongside these you will work with your supervisors on your research (e.g., using Teams/Zoom and email). In addition, there are other resources and training opportunities to support distance-learning students, e.g., sessions to develop generic skills.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 3 years for full-time.

You are required to register initially for the MPhil degree with the expectation of transfer to PhD after successful completion of an upgrade viva 9-18 months after initial registration.

IOE Centre for Doctoral Education provides an extensive Research Training Programme. A mandatory core course is provided that aims to meet the needs of early-stage doctoral students. There is also a wide range of introductory, advanced methods, advanced theoretical, and generic non-credit bearing academic skills courses, as well as student led workshops and reading groups which you can attend.

Full-time MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfil minimum 20 ‘points’ of training activity in their first year, and are encouraged to fulfil the same in their subsequent years of study. This training can be selected from the UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme, IOE faculty’s Research Training Programme, the multi-institutional Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network, and from other sources. Each point is worth approximately a half-day of face-to-face training, or an online equivalent. Other activities such as attending and presenting at conferences also count towards research training. Students may undertake additional training beyond these minima, as relevant to their research and/or as agreed with their supervisors.

You are expected to upgrade from MPhil to PhD status towards the end of your first year of study if full-time. Students whose performance is satisfactory will transfer from MPhil to PhD status.

Processes aimed at assisting you during your course of study include the Research Student Log (an online project management tool), and periodic reviews of students’ progress.

Upon successful completion of your approved period of registration you may, if necessary, register as a register as a completing research status (CRS) student while you finish writing your thesis.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 5 years for part-time.

Part-time students are required to fulfil minimum 12 ‘points’ of training activity in each year of study. This training can be selected from the UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme, IOE faculty’s Research Training Programme, the multi-institutional Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network, and from other sources. Each point is worth approximately a half-day of face-to-face training, or an online equivalent.  Other activities such as attending and presenting at conferences also count towards research training. Students may undertake additional training beyond these minima, as relevant to their research and/or as agreed with their supervisors.

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UBEL, RES and other funding programmes are not available to online and non-resident students.

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Study, learn and grow on a vibrant campus in the heart of Indianapolis. At IU Indianapolis, you’ll combine coursework with valuable real-world experiences steps away from campus in community and nonprofit organizations, government agencies and healthcare facilities.

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Our bachelor’s degree prepares you for general social work practice—and the chance to make a difference.

Get the foundational skills you need to help children navigate some of life’s most challenging circumstances.

Take the next step in your professional journey with our leading MSW program.

If flexibility and convenience are priorities, prepare for advanced social work practice with IU’s fully online MSW Direct program.

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Master of Science in Digital Social Media

We prepare you with the critical foundation in the science and practice of digital social media that you need to drive the future of communication, new media technologies and business.

You will learn the theory, skills and strategic mindset that are essential for undertaking, developing and managing social media platforms, digital media, apps and online communication. As you engage with our expert faculty, you will build a personalized course of study that culminates with the design, incubation and execution of a portfolio-building capstone project.

Our STEM-designated degree program and unmatched location in Los Angeles, a worldwide epicenter for the digital, social, technology and media industries, will empower you as a professional or entrepreneur across business, marketing, advertising, entertainment, education, and beyond.

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Connecting storytelling with brand management and corporate comms

Taking advantage of USC Annenberg’s progressive degree program, Nisha Venkat used their experience as a journalism undergraduate as a springboard for corporate communications.

Preparing to collaborate with, manage and lead diverse teams

Through the Managing Complexity in Diverse Organizations program, USC Annenberg master’s students learn to advance equity and representation across the communication and media landscape.

Taking the next step

Jake Wachtel ’16 returns to school mid-career and blends his prior experience with new knowledge.

The power of doing good

Juliana Carbonara ’20 uses her social media skills to fundraise for the Midnight Mission during the coronavirus pandemic.

The art of SEO

Digital Social Media (MS) Associate Director Freddy Tran Nager offers creative strategies to boost your website’s visibility.

Bridging tech and creative skills

Meghan Wainwright knew that the combination of creativity and strategy in USC Annenberg’s DSM program would open up a lot of different pathways for her — and it did.

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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) designated programs provide the interdisciplinary skills needed to drive the future of communication and business. Our MS in Digital Social Media program qualifies as a STEM-designated degree program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and provides potential extension of employment opportunities in the U.S. for international graduates via application for a 24-month extension of a 12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) authorization.

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Social Media Concentration, Applied Communication, MS (online)

Prepares students for a variety of careers in communication fields within business, industry, government, nonprofit, and health services.

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This accelerated 100% Online Social Media concentration is designed to meet rigorous academic and career training goals, in line with the employment outlook for careers requiring a master’s degree in Communication and Media Studies, and related disciplines. 

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While you can complete the program in as few as five months, you have six years to complete the program.

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Applied Communication, Social Media Concentration students will be able to:

• Critically conceptualize social media within historical and social contexts
• Identify and assess the ethical implications of social media uses
• Collect and analyze research data, and contextualize research findings
• Design, plan, monitor, manage, evaluate and revise social media content and campaigns

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Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling admission basis. Admissions requirements are as follows:

• Official transcript of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
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Social Media Graduate Certificate

This online graduate certificate program offers hands-on experience to enhance practical social media skills by interacting with instructors and peers who have different sets of expertise and perspectives. Courses are designed to broaden current and future social media specialists’ strategic perspectives and improve necessary social media skills for businesses and organizations.

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Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service

Ranked top 10 percent in the nation by U.S. News & World Report , Fordham University's Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) program will prepare you to engage effectively across all areas of social work throughout your career.

We offer our program on three New York campuses:

• Manhattan (Lincoln Center)
• Westchester (West Harrison)
• Long Island

As well as fully online and hybrid learning options.

An Innovative and Flexible Curriculum

The world of social work is complex and changing. Our future-focused curriculum provides students with tools and skills grounded in theory and ethics. Students receive an evidence-based education, graduating with the ability to practice across all populations and sectors—micro, mezzo, or macro.

Fordham M.S.W. students can complete their coursework through full-time or part-time plans of study, with the ability to finish their degree in as little as nine months or as long as four years.

Mindful of our students' busy schedules, coursework can be stacked onto one day per week.

Scholarships to Fund Your Future

Fordham offers a number of scholarships for M.S.W. students to help with the financial commitment of graduate school.

Along with many merit-based scholarships, Fordham students can earn tuition stipends through fellowships, including our:

• NYC Public Schools Collaborative Program
• Palliative Care Fellowship
• Children and Families Institute Scholarship
• Ravazzin Center on Aging and Intergenerational Studies Scholarship

An Experiential and Specialized Education

Fordham students participate in supervised field placements with one of the 12,000 social work agencies in the New York metropolitan and tri-state area.

M.S.W. students must complete a minimum of 950 hours of fieldwork:

• 450 hours in their Generalist Phase Field Practicum
• 500 hours in their Specialist Phase Field Practicum

Fordham field internship settings span the breadth of social work practice, allowing our students to pursue their individual passions. Field placement sites include:

• NYC Department of Education
• Weill/Cornell Medical Center
• Connecticut Institute of Refugees & Immigrants
• Family & Children's Agency

For students looking to specialize and separate themselves in the social work job market, Fordham offers two Specialized Practice Certificates (SPCs) that can help you stand out throughout your career search, and find the role best suited for your abilities:

• Specialized Practice Certificate in Health
• Specialized Practice Certificate in Crisis and Resilience

Students can choose one Specialized Practice Certificate to complete simultaneously with their M.S.W. degree . To receive the certificate, students must complete 3 courses that are offered for the certificate.

Unique M.S.W. Experiences Found Only at Fordham

We've created a host of unique opportunities that allow you to build a better future for your community throughout your Fordham M.S.W. experience. As a Fordham M.S.W. student, you can:

• Influence global policy in collaboration with the United Nations through a UN field placement
• Perform fieldwork in historic NYC- and London-based settlement houses through our study abroad summer program
• Collaborate with our renowned faculty of Fulbright Scholars, authors, and activists on the cutting-edge of innovative social work research

Fordham's four centers and institutes allow students to complete research and field placements based on their interests. These include:

• The Beck Institute on Religion and Poverty
• The Children and Families Institute
• The Institute for Women and Girls
• The Ravazzin Center on Aging and Intergenerational Studies

Other Opportunities at Fordham's Graduate School of Social Service

Fordham offers advanced standing admission for students with a CSWE-accredited Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree. Advanced standing students can complete their degree in as little as nine months.

Additionally, Fordham's Graduate School of Social Service offers two additional programs—our Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and our Ph.D. in Social Work.

Adelphi Graduate Programs Surge in U.S. News & World Report

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In U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2024 Best Graduate Schools list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps.

“We’re very proud of Adelphi University’s growing reputation for offering graduate students high-quality academic and professional programs,” said Christopher Storm, PhD, Adelphi’s provost and executive vice president. “This is a meaningful recognition of the value and strength of a higher degree from Adelphi.”

Here is a summary of Adelphi’s rankings for 2024:

• The College of Nursing and Public Health master’s in nursing programs were ranked No. 92 in the nation, surging 21 points over last year, and its Master of Public Health is now ranked No. 201.
• The School of Social Work’s graduate programs were ranked No. 67 overall in the United States, a five-point jump versus last year.
• The master’s in audiology—a consortium program delivered by Adelphi, Hofstra University and St. John’s University—ranked No. 50 this year, improving 19 spots from 69 in 2020, the last time U.S. News published an audiology ranking.
• The Robert B. Willumstad School of Business is included in the U.S. News ranking of Best Graduate Business Part-Time Programs, in the 244–269 range.

U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for programs in nursing and business are based on two types of data: expert opinions about the programs’ excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research, and students and their postgraduate outcomes. Data for these rankings came from statistical and reputation surveys conducted in Fall 2023 and early 2024. The other rankings for Adelphi’s graduate programs are 100 percent based on peer assessment scores.

Find out more about all Adelphi’s rankings and awards .

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Ui student chase laspisa awarded fulbright to norway.

Chase LaSpisa , a PhD candidate in political science from the University of Iowa, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Norway for 2024-25.  

Hometown: Bartlesville, Oklahoma Degree: PhD candidate in political science  

Could you give us a brief synopsis of what you'll be doing with your Fulbright?      During my Fulbright year, I will be in Tromsø to study why Norway is more cooperative on maritime security issues despite having substantial interest in offshore fossil-fuel resources. I will be conducting interviews with local community leaders, foreign policy officials, and fossil-fuel industry experts as well as attending international conferences hosted in Tromsø. I am extremely excited to immerse myself in Norwegian culture and to learn first-hand what it is like to live in the Arctic Circle.  

How do you envision this will influence your life/future career?   As a future maritime conflict scholar, this opportunity to do research on Arctic international relations in Norway will significantly enhance my dissertation research, allow me to gain international connections, and learn more about the geopolitical challenges countries face in the fast-changing Arctic Circle. I plan to use this experience to set myself up for a career that will allow my research to reach foreign policymakers and advocate for peaceful and sustainable interactions in our oceans.  

What advice do you have for future students interested in applying for a Fulbright?   The Fulbright is an amazing opportunity, but it can seem extremely daunting in the beginning. My advice for future students is to start early, not be afraid to ask questions, and trust Iowa's process! We have an amazing group of people at Iowa who help prepare and support Fulbright applicants, and they want you to have as best of a chance as possible to get the grant. The feedback can be tough at times, but the staff and faculty mentors have a ton of experience and will make your application much stronger!  

Were there experiences at Iowa that inspired you to pursue a Fulbright ?   As a graduate student, I have not been able to participate in any of the numerous international experience opportunities that Iowa offers, but I was inspired by the many success stories that we have every year for Fulbright applicants. I would often check the International Programs page around this time every year to read the short blurbs from the numerous UI students who were receiving grants.  

Are there individuals you'd like to thank for their investment in this process?      I'd like to thank the Fulbright advising team, especially Karen Wachsmuth and Bill Reisinger, for their help with my application. I would like to thank my mentor Sara Mitchell for reading drafts and writing me a letter of recommendation as well as Brian Lai and Holley Hansen for also writing me letters. I want to thank my friends in my department who helped read drafts and listened to me talk things through, specifically Carly Millerd and Dasha Kuznetsova. Lastly, I'd like to thank my family for always supporting me!  

EXPLORE THE MANY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO UI STUDENTS AND ALUMNI  

International Programs  (IP) at the University of Iowa (UI) is committed to enriching the global experience of UI students, faculty, staff, and the general public by leading efforts to promote internationally oriented teaching, research, creative work, and community engagement.  IP provides support for international students and scholars, administers scholarships and assistance for students who study, intern, or do research abroad, and provides funding opportunities and grant-writing assistance for faculty engaged in international research. IP shares their stories through various media, and by hosting multiple public engagement activities each year.

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International Programs at the University of Iowa supports the right of all individuals to live freely and to live in peace. We condemn all acts of violence based on race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and perceived national or cultural origin. In affirming its commitment to human dignity, International Programs strongly upholds the values expressed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights .  

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Lori wallrath, phd named american association for the advancement of science fellow.

Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Director of IDGP in Genetics, has been named a 2023 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.   A full article can be read on the Iowa Now website. 

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The award recognizes exceptional distinction in teaching, research, and service at mit..

Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor Erin Kara of the Department of Physics has been named as the recipient of the 2023-24 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award .   Established in 1982, the award is a tribute to the late Institute Professor Emeritus Harold E. Edgerton for his support for younger faculty members. This award recognizes exceptional distinction in teaching, research, and service.

Professor Kara is an observational astrophysicist who is a faculty member in the Department of Physics and a member of the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI). She uses high-energy transients and time-variable phenomena to understand the physics behind how black holes grow and how they affect their environments.

Kara has advanced a new technique called X-ray reverberation mapping, which allows astronomers to map the gas falling onto black holes and measure the effects of strongly curved spacetime close to the event horizon. She also works on a variety of transient phenomena, such as tidal disruption events and galactic black hole outbursts.

She is a NASA Participating Scientist for the XRISM Observatory, a joint JAXA/NASA X-ray spectroscopy mission that just launched this past September, and is a NASA Participating Scientist for the ULTRASAT Mission, an ultraviolet all-sky time domain mission, set to launch in 2027. She is also working to develop and launch the next generation of NASA missions, as deputy principal investigator of the AXIS Probe Mission.

“I am delighted for Erin,” says Claude Canizares , the Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics. “She is an exemplary Edgerton awardee. As one of the leading observational astrophysicists of her generation, she has made major advances in our understanding of black holes and their environments. She also plays a leadership role in the design of new space missions, is a passionate and effective teacher, and a thoughtful mentor of graduate students and postdocs.”

Adds Kavli Director Rob Simcoe , “Erin is one of a very rare breed of experimental astrophysicists who have the interest and stamina not only to use observatories built by colleagues before her, but also to dive into a leadership role planning and executing new spaceflight missions that will shape the future of her field.”

The committee also recognized Kara’s work to create “a stimulating and productive multigenerational research group. Her mentorship is thoughtful and intentional, guiding and supporting each student or postdoc while giving them the freedom to grow and become self-reliant.”

During the nomination process, students praised Kara’s teaching skills, enthusiasm, organization, friendly demeanor, and knowledge of the material.

“Erin is the best faculty mentor I have ever had,” says one of her students. “She is supportive, engaged, and able to provide detailed input on projects when needed, but also gives the right amount of freedom to her students/postdocs to aid in their development. Working with Erin has been one of the best parts of my time at MIT.”

Kara received a BA in physics from Barnard College, and an MPhil in physics and a PhD in astronomy from the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University. She subsequently served as Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow and then Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She joined the MIT faculty in 2019.

Her recognitions include the American Astronomical Society‘s Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, for “outstanding achievement, over the past five years, in observational astronomical research,” and the Rossi Prize from the High-Energy Astrophysics Division of the AAS (shared).

The award committee lauded Kara’s service in the field and at MIT, including her participation with the Physics Graduate Admissions Committee, the Pappalardo Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee, and the MKI Anti-Racism Task Force. Professor Kara also participates in dinners and meet-and-greets invited by student groups, such as Undergraduate Women in Physics , Graduate Women in Physics , and the Society of Physics Students .

Her participation in public outreach programs includes her talks “Black Hole Echoes and the Music of the Cosmos” at both the Concord Conservatory of Music and an event with MIT School of Science alumni, and “What’s for dinner? How black holes eat nearby stars” for the MIT Summer Research Program .

“There is nothing more gratifying than being recognized by your peers, and I am so appreciative and touched that my colleagues in physics even thought to nominate me for this award,” says Kara. “I also want to express my gratitude to my awesome research group. They are what makes this job so fun and so rewarding, and I know I wouldn’t be in this position without their hard work, great attitudes, and unwavering curiosity.” 

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