Master of Science in Publication Management
45.0 credits
Graduation from the program requires the successful completion of all program pre- and co-requisites and 45 credits of graduate coursework.
Curriculum
| Required courses | 30.0 Credits | ||||
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| COM 510 | Technical Writing | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 570 | Technical and Science Editing | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 630 | Publishing Environment | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 631 | Page Design and Production | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 635 | Periodicals Publishing | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 730 | Book Publishing | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 745 | Electronic Publishing | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 735 | Publication Budgeting and Estimating | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 740 | Publications Marketing | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 800 | Independent Study | 3.0 | |||
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| PMGT 801 | Independent Project | 3.0 | |||
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| Elective courses | 15.0 Credits | ||||
| Students select five additional courses for 15 elective credits. One course (3 credits) must be a COM elective. |
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| Electives may include, but are not limited to the following: | |||||
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| COM 500 | Reading and Research in Communication | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 520 | Science Writing | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 530 | Technical and Science Photography | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 540 | Technical and Science Graphics | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 610 | Theories of Communication and Persuasion | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 620 | Message Design and Evaluation | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 630 | Developing Software Documentation | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 640 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 645 | Strategy and Design for Multimedia | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 650 | Telecommunications Policy | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 655 | Telecommunication Policy in the Information Age | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 660 | Investigative Journalism | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 665 | Journalists, Courts and the Law | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 670 | Medical Writing | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 675 | Grant Writing: Arts/Humanities | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 680 | Public Relations Strategies | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 690 | Special Topics in Communication | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 865 | Interconnections: Science and Technology, Literature and the Arts | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 875 | Ethics for Technical and Scientific Communication | 3.0 | |||
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| COM 880 | Ethics for Public Communication | 3.0 | |||
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| ORGB 625 | Leadership and Professional Development | 3.0 | |||
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| MKTG 601 | Marketing Strategy and Planning | 3.0 | |||
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| MKTG 630 | Global Marketing | 3.0 | |||
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