MS in Media Science at Boston University

Programme overview

The programme provides structured learning in media theory, media and content design, and media and content evaluation, teaching students to create, distribute and strategically evaluate media messages. A Marketing Communication Research concentration is offered.

Faculty: College of Communication | Department: Communication | Duration: Three terms full-time; six or more terms part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

48 units (12 courses): 8 core courses (32 units) including COM CM 501, 703, 707, 710, 713, 722 and 739, plus 16 units of electives. The Marketing Communication Research concentration adds courses such as 723, 724, 730 and 824. An optional Data Analytics Certificate is available through Metropolitan College.

Career pathways

Media design and content creation, message development, social media management; concentration roles include consumer insight analyst, data analyst, research analyst and research manager; doctoral study in communication.

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Application information

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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