New Media Production

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 27 k  
StudyQA ranking:2386 Duration:18 months

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Program Description

New Media Production programs are for students seeking a mastery of story telling skills in a multi-platform digital communication environment. This degree is designed to sharpen the production skills students already have and introduce students to a variety of additional skill sets to advance in a multi-platform media landscape that demands proficiency and knowledge of production in various media forms. 

In the current dynamic media environment, the demand is for practitioners who are able to produce content on various digital platforms using the latest equipment and methods. This degree is designed to teach students how to succeed in that changing media environment and to give them the production skills necessary to communicate stories with impact. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will demonstrate proficiency on multiple digital platforms and possess multiple digital skill sets as part of a modern production process and should be able to perform those skills in a professional environment.
  • Students will develop proficiency in using various media platforms as part of the storytelling process.
  • Students will demonstrate a mastery of storytelling techniques.
  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of various approaches to employing multimedia storytelling to the social media environment.

Program Curriculum

The 36 credit hours required for the MA in new media production must include the following courses as specified in each certificate (21 credit hours):

Core Courses:

  • NPRO 5000 New Media Tools (3 hours)
  • NPRO 5100 Written Storytelling (3 hours)
  • NPRO 5200 Audio Storytelling (3 hours)
  • NPRO 5300 Visual Storytelling (3 hours)
  • NPRO 5900 New Media Project Production (3 hours)
  • NPRO 6000 New Media Thesis Project (6 hours)

Students are required to take five courses listed as skills courses for this degree from the following list of available electives (15 credit hours) as specified in each certificate. The 15 hours of course work may come only from the following list of approved electives. No electives used in the completion of the certificate in the fundamentals of multimedia production may be used by students to complete the certificate in advanced new media production.

Elective Skills Courses

  • AUDI 5220 Podcast Production and Promotion (3 hours)
  • FTVP 5310 Fundamentals of Video Cameras and Lighting (3 hours)
  • FTVP 5330 Digital Graphics and Motion Graphics Production (3 hours)
  • FTVP 5331 Video Editing and Webisode Creation (3 hours)
  • INTM 5630 Digital Design and Information Graphic Production (3 hours)
  • INTM 5640 Multimedia Production for Websites and Mobile Applications (3 hours)
  • MEDC 5600 Introduction to Interactive Communications (3 hours)
  • NPRO 5650 Special Topics in New Media Production (3 hours)
  • PHOT 5060 Digital Images and Storytelling (3 hours)

Students may substitute appropriate 4000-level courses for electives in this program with the approval of the student's academic advisor and by submitting a program option request prior to registration to be approved in writing by the department chair and the dean of the School of Communications.

All students entering this program are required to consult with a School of Communications academic advisor to create a program plan to chart progress through the curriculum in this degree program.

The required and elective courses listed may be taken as directed studies, subject to the conditions stated in the Directed Studies section listed under Academic Policies and Procedures and approved by the director of Graduate Studies and the dean of the School of Communications.

Application Requirements

  • Signed Application Form
  • Proof of English Proficiency:
    – TOEFL: PBT 550 | iBT 80
    – IELTS: 6.5
    – Pearson: 53
  • Undergraduate Transcripts
  • Essay: 300-500 word essay on a topic of your choice OR Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • One Letter of Recommendation
  • Certificate of Finance showing $Tuition plus $16,000
  • Copy of Passport ID Page
  • Official University/College Transcripts (for Transfer Students)
  • Some programs have additional entry requirements. Please contact your advisor for more information.
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