Requirements: Development Track

MA in Global Communications (48 credits)

Requirements and credit counts differ for the various Master’s programs at AUP. Please note that all requirements from previous years can be found in our archive catalogs.

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C. 

All courses carry four (4) credits unless otherwise noted. 

 

Core courses (16 credits)

COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
 
or
 
CIVIL SOCIETY: INTERNAT'L & COMP. PERSP.
 
or
 
COMMUNICATION & THE GLOBAL PUBLIC SPHERE
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS
 
or
 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM
 
or
 
NGO PRACTICUM
 

Track Electives (16 credits)

Select four courses from the following list
 
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
IDENTITY FORMATION IN A TRANSNAT'L WORLD
DIGITAL ADVOCACY: WITHIN/ WITHOUT BORDERS
MAGC MODULE
Choose two modules, if relevant (2 credits each)
PLACE BRANDING
VISUAL CULTURE, THEORY & COMMUNICATION
DIGITAL MEDIA WRITING PRACTICUM
MEDIA, GENDER & GLOBALIZATION
FOOD, CULTURE & COMMUNICATION
VISUAL DESIGN PRACTICUM
TOPICS IN LAW / TOPICS IN POLITICS Selected Politics or Law Courses
TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS (relevant to track)

 

Open Electives (8 credits)

Course Number Course Name
Elective 1 Choose two courses from all other MAGC offerings or selected courses from other Master's programs
Elective 2

 

INTERNSHIP, THESIS OR APPLIED PROJECT (6 credits)

Capstone options are a thesis or an internship or an applied project. 
Course Number
Course Name (prerequisites)
 
or

or
THESIS
 
or
 
APPLIED PROJECT CAPSTONE
 
or
 
INTERNSHIP
Plus (2 credits)
Course Code
Course Name
 
or
 
GLOBAL WORKPLACE CULTURES: INTERNSHIP SEMINAR
 
or
 
THESIS SEMINAR

 

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL
2 core courses 2 core courses 2 elective courses Internship/Thesis*
2 track elective courses 2 track elective courses    
  Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)    
16 credits 18 credits 8 credits 6 credits

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (SPRING ENTRY)

SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING
2 core courses 2 elective courses 2 core courses Internship/Thesis*
2 track elective courses   2 track elective courses  
    Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)  
16 credits 8 credits 18 credits 6 credits

 

ACCELERATED TIMELINE

IMPORTANT NOTE: STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE THIS OPTION UPON APPROVAL FROM THEIR ACADEMIC ADVISOR
1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER 3RD SEMESTER
2 core courses 2 core courses 2 elective courses
2 track elective courses 2 track elective courses Internship/Thesis*
  Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)  
16 credits 18 credits 14 credits

 

* The length of the internship or thesis may vary, however — many students choose to take additional time for these components.