Global Media
Master of Arts
of All Higher-Ed Institutions
-Center for World University Rankings, 2022
In Best Value Among Arizona's Public Universities
- Payscale, 2022
Quick Facts
College of Social And Behavioral Sciences
Program Details
Examine how various forms of media connect the global community to modern challenges like climate change, poverty, inequality, disease, political discord and record numbers of refugees. Through this program, you will develop a deep professional knowledge of the diversity of influences on media in a global environment and prepare to meet the grand challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The program consists of three required courses, accompanied by a series of electives and a capstone project or report designed to fit your unique professional goals. Every step of the way, you will study with esteemed faculty who have worked for media and other organizations around the world. Coursework will focus on comparative media systems, practices, values and laws that influence political, cultural, social and economic institutions globally. Throughout the program, analytical skills are coupled with conceptual knowledge of real-time and emerging issues and ways to address them.
Upon completion, you will have the skills and knowledge necessary to step into high-level jobs in nonprofits, think tanks, government, politics, intergovernmental agencies and other organizations that require sophisticated writing, analytical, verbal, digital and research skills.
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*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.
Courses
The curriculum for this program includes:
Outcomes
Skills
Earning your Master of Arts in Global Media will build core skills, including:
- Critical thinking
- Cultural understanding
- Data analysis
- Digital risks and security
- Ethical decision making
- Global media rights
- Intercultural communication
- Leadership
- Media literacy
- Program evaluation
- Project development
- Research
- Marketing strategies
- Branding
- Marketing management
- Social media
- Content creation
- Graphic design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Project management
- New product development
- Copywriting
- Proofreading
- Key Performance Indicators
- Search engine optimization
- Hypertext markup language
- User experience
- Fundraising
- Lead generation
Graduates of the Global Media MA program will be prepared to pursue the following careers:
- Copywriter/Technical Writer
- Marketing Manager/Coordinator
- Marketing & Communications Specialist
- Director of Marketing
- Communications Specialist
- Director of Development
- Digital Marketing Manager
- Directors of Product Management
- Communications Manager
- Social Media Manager
- Marketing Analyst
- Email Marketing Specialist
- Digital Product Manager
- Proposal Writer
- Advertising Sales Executive
- Public Relations Manager
- Major Gifts Officer
- Market Research Analyst
- Outreach Coordinator
- Campaign Manager
- Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
- News Producer
- Product Manager
