Program Requirements - 36 credits

Required Courses (33 credits)

COM 510 Media Ethics (3 credits)
COM 520 Group Communication and Leadership (3)
COM 525 Interviewing and Practice (3)
COM 550 PR History and Practice (3)
COM 555 Crisis Communications (3)
COM 558 External Relations (3)
COM 564 Journalism History and Practice(3)
COM 568 Online Journalism(3)
COM 570 New Media Production(3)
COM 575 Digital Video Production (3)
COM 590 Capstone Course (3)
Elective Course (3 credits)

Students choose one course from the following
COM 580 Topics in Communication (3)
Non-COM Elective (3) Graduate Course outside COM, approved by Graduate Coordinator.

Available through advisement - Requires approval
COM 595 Field Experience (3)
COM 598 Independent Study (project oriented) (3)





COM Alumni Notable

Thom GonyeauThom Gonyeau (’87 BA, G02) completed his internship at the New York State Office of Economic Development in the 1980s where he worked alongside the team who developed the famed “I Love NY” campaign. Those connections led him to employment with Mountain View Group, Ltd. working as a producer of film, television, and digital media productions ever since. Today, Thom is co-owner of Mountain View with offices in Atlanta and New York. The firm maintains its reputation with regional, national, and international awards for corporate communications and commercial production. Thom has produced projects around the world in locales as diverse as Moscow, Paris and Dayton, Ohio, working with clients such as General Electric, The Coca-Cola Company, Raytheon Company, IBM, Russell Athletic, and The New York Yankees.