Online Master's in Communications and Digital Media

Program Overview

Pace University's online Master of Arts in Communications and Digital Media equips students with the skills to navigate the competitive media and communications industry. The program offers hands-on experience, small class sizes, and mentorship from experienced professionals. Graduates have found success in prominent media companies and public relations firms, with potential career paths ranging from associate producer to social media strategist.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The online Master of Arts in Communications and Digital Media is a 36-credit program offered by Pace University's Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. It focuses on both traditional and digital forms of media and communications. Students can choose to complete either a thesis assignment or an internship. The program offers two optional concentrations: Digital Filmmaking and Media Production and Social Media and Public Relations.

• Objectives:
• Gain the skills needed to navigate the competitive communications and digital media market.
• Provide hands-on experience creating digital media content and campaigns.
• Expand knowledge of the media and communications industry.

Teaching:

• The program features small class sizes, allowing for close faculty interaction and mentorship.
• Faculty members are experienced professionals in various fields such as documentary filmmaking, screenwriting, public relations, and journalism.
• Professors serve as advisors and connect students with Pace alumni.

Careers:

• Alumni have found careers in prominent media companies such as A+E Networks, NBC Sports, HBO, and public relations firms like Ketchum.
• Potential career paths include:
• Associate producer
• Crisis communications professional
• Editor
• Event planner
• Media strategist
• Multimedia journalist
• Producer
• Professor
• Public relations manager
• Social media developer
• Social media manager
• Social media strategist
• Video producer
• Web designer
• The program offers career services to connect students with employers, enhance resume writing skills, and practice job interview techniques.

Other:

• The program offers relevant assignments that provide real-world experience.
• Examples include creating a media relations plan for a real client, producing a documentary film, or participating in the student-run PR agency, Pace Media Zone (PMZ).
• Pace Media Zone (PMZ) is a hands-on, student-run PR agency that hosts events and takes on work for external clients.
• The "Producing the Documentary" course has consistently won awards for its innovative films.
• "The Pitch" is the official student-run newsletter of the Pace Media, Communications, and Visual Arts department.
• Connections in Communications is an annual networking event for students to connect with alumni and learn about their careers.
• Pace University has been ranked as one of the top colleges for studying filmmaking in New York by CEOWORLD Magazine.