Online Media Communications Degree :: Accredited Universities

Focus your BS in Information Technologies with a concentration in networking and telecommunications management. Learn how to address issues and enhance the performance of internal systems for public and private companies, government and municipal agencies and nonprofit organizations.

What You’ll Learn
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The information technology degree with a concentration in network and telecommunications management gives career-oriented individuals a breadth of knowledge found only in focused IT programs. You’ll participate in practical, interactive coursework where you’ll gain the analytical and technical skills necessary to maintain and grow the interaction between computer and communications systems. Your coursework will also focus on managing LANs, WANs, network segments and internet and intranet systems, as well as UNIX and LINUX operating systems, cybersecurity and digital business.

Where You Can Go
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs available for network and computer systems administrators is expected to increase by 12 percent through 2020. The median annual wage for network and computer systems administrators was $72,560 in May 2012. A telecommunications and network degree will position you well for a career in these fields.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a diploma from a U.S. high school or equivalent program.

International applicants
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Undergraduate applications will be considered for admission to the upcoming term start on a rolling basis. Eligibility for admission is based upon the following:

- Applicants need to have completed the equivalent of a US Secondary School

- Applicants will require the equivalent of a 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale for admission consideration

- Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency as evidenced by:

TOEFL score of 71 and greater, IELTS score of 6.5 and greater, PTE score of 49 and greater, ELS score of 111 and greater, EF score of 107 and greater, and Michigan score of 85 and greater. The TOIEC examination is not accepted.

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The M.S. IMC program will be conducted exclusively online. Twelve rigorous three-credit courses will be required, culminating with a capstone experience in which students prepare a cohesive IMC plan for a real-world client.

Goal and Objectives
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Develop a foundation amongst students for identifying stakeholders; learning the strengths, weaknesses and applications of each communications vehicle; and for competency in preparing cohesive IMC plans.

Achieve an understanding of the primary role of IMC as the key to building brand image and brand equity.

Prepare graduates of the IMC program to be able to:

- Identify all stakeholders as an early step in the IMC process;

- Identify the situations when each functional area of IMC can be effectively utilized;

- Discuss various factors in the global environment and how they influence IMC decisions;

- Explain how brand equity is built, measured and managed;

- Identify the factors that shape consumer decision making;
Plan IMC message communications strategies;

- Explain the meaning of developing the same message across different vehicles;

- Demonstrate how marketing objectives are translated into effective media strategies;

- Explain how the Internet and other new media vehicles can be used to build customer relationships;

- Discuss the roles of direct marketing in acquiring and retaining customers and building loyalty;

- Explain how to measure the results of a direct marketing campaign;

- Discuss how to use research for creative development and measuring the impact of the brand communications programs;

- Explain the applications of sales promotion to build traffic, launch new products and build brands;

- Identify the ethical and regulatory issues surrounding IMC;

- Develop evaluative standards to determine success/failure of any given IMC campaign;

- Develop a comprehensive and viable IMC plan for a real-world profit or nonprofit organization.

Be research-oriented and gain respect for developing knowledge in this discipline.

Reinforce the theme of developing innovative, applied and global programs.

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This course extends the work done in the graduate diploma, adding more advanced individual project, production and/or research work. You will complete at least 33 per cent, and up to 50 per cent, of your studies by research or applied research.

You will select a major as in the graduate diploma, but will experience increased autonomy and self-management in your learning in the last four units of this course.

The internet communications postgraduate courses provide you with the chance to study the most important socio-technological phenomenon of the late 20th and early 21st century: the internet.

This program is designed to provide you with relevant and useful knowledge for your current or planned professional life. You will learn essential skills and develop deeper understandings of the growth, uses and application of the internet in many fields, with a particular emphasis on the creative communication of ideas in knowledge networks and the establishment of web presence through social media.

You will add specific internet knowledge and skills to your existing proficiencies and abilities. Creative overlap between current employment or personal interests and study is encouraged. The program has been designed specifically to allow you to study in a way that best suits you, with an emphasis on the specialised skills and knowledge you want.

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Internet Communications, you may transfer to the Graduate Diploma in Internet Communications and subsequently enrol in the masters degree.

Entry Requirements

A bachelor degree in any field of study from a recognised tertiary education institution* or successful completion of units in the Graduate Certificate in Internet Communications.
*Please note that students who have completed the Bachelor of Arts (Internet Communications) from Curtin University are not eligible for entry into this course.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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If you are a journalist or work in the communications and media sector, MA International Journalism for Media Professionals is specifically designed to help you enhance your global mobility, progress up the career ladder and move into new domains of professional practice.

On this course you will join a community of media professionals around the globe in reflecting on your current practice and in expanding the scope of your professional expertise.

The flexible delivery of this unique curriculum will enable you to continue to work as you study. One intensive on-campus residential week in Scotland’s thriving capital is combined with distance learning in virtual class- and newsrooms featuring the latest technology.

Learning activities will build on your experience, and directly inform and develop your daily practice. Assignments will be tailored to suit your individual development goals.
Tutors and mentors with substantial industry experience will support you in developing leadership attributes as well as the ability to apply advanced journalistic skills across a wide range of platforms, including television, radio, online, print and social media.

Project work will strengthen your ability to work across geographical and cultural boundaries and help you acquire new areas of specialist expertise. You will explore innovative forms of media practice in a rapidly evolving global industry and engage with a variety of approaches to developing creative leadership and entrepreneurship.

Your learning will be underpinned by modern research into global journalism and media practice. You will develop the ability to analyse the industry with academic rigour and appraise political, economic, regulatory and cultural influences in different global regions.

This course will develop your ability to:

practice advanced journalistic skills across a wide range of media platforms

expand the scope of your professional expertise into new specialist domains

engage in cross-culturally suitable international professional practice

explore creative forms of media practice in a rapidly evolving global industry

exercise creative leadership, thought leadership and entrepreneurship

apply rigorous academic analysis and informed judgement to your practice

establish strategies to progress your career and network on a global scale

strengthen transferable skills, including problem solving, planning, team work, time management, cross-cultural interaction and use of social media

Entry Requirements

The entry requirement for this course is a UK Honours degree at 2:2 or above. We look for applicants to have a background in any discipline in order to be eligible for the programme.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if candidate have sufficient relevant work experience within the industry.
If English is not candidate's first language, it is usually required that candidate sit an English language test in order to gain entry onto our postgraduate programmes. This course requires a higher IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score of less than 6.0 or equivalent.

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The online Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and media studies includes a 30-credit core designed to give students a deep and nuanced understanding of the growing importance, power, influence and changing nature of media in the world.

The program explores global mass communication issues from all dimensions: societal, cultural, historical, political, economic, technological and legal. A sophisticated understanding of mass communication is a critical asset for careers in business, government, community and the non-profit sectors.

Students will examine a variety of media and communication subjects including History of Mass Communication, Social Media, Political Communication and Media Issues in American Pop Culture. The courses are taught by the Cronkite School’s top-tier faculty, including Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Steven Doig, media literacy advocate and researcher Dr. Mary-Lou Galician, and new media pioneer Dan Gillmor.

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is one of the nation’s premier journalism schools. With “The Most Trusted Man in America” as its namesake since 1984, the institution grounds students in the time-honored media values espoused by its namesake, Walter Cronkite. It has been recognized as a leader and innovator among mass communication educators nationwide by entities including The New York Times, The Times of London, American Journalism Review, multiple journalism foundations and the Federal Communications Commission.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must successfully complete ASU competency requirements. Admission may be granted with one deficiency in no more than two competency areas. Deficiencies cannot be in both math and laboratory science. Students must earn a minimum 2.0 in any subject area. Most competencies may also be met by test scores or college courses.

English - 4 years (composition/literature based)
Math - 4 years - Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and one course requiring Algebra II as a prerequisite.
Laboratory Science - 3 years total (1 year each from any of the following areas are accepted: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Integrated Sciences, and Physics)
Social Science - 2 years (including one year American History)
Foreign Language - 2 years (same language)
Fine Arts - 1 year

Applicants must also meet at least one of the following:

Top 25% in high school graduating class
3.0 GPA in competency courses (4.0 = A)
ACT 22 (24 nonresidents)*
SAT Reasoning 1040 (1110 nonresidents)*

*ASU does not require the writing portion of these tests.

Official transcripts must be mailed directly to Undergraduate Admissions by the records office of the issuing institution(s). ASU does not accept transcripts delivered by hand or fax. Please have your previous academic institution(s) mail your official transcript to the appropriate ASU mailing address

Individual Review
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All students who don’t meet the above standards will be evaluated through a process called Individual Review. Through this process Undergraduate Admissions will review all available information about a student’s application, carefully considering all aspects of a student’s academic background and accomplishments. Submission of an ACT or SAT test score is highly recommended. In some cases, additional information might be requested.

International Applicants
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TOEFL and IELTS score must be mailed to the university.

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