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Communication Management (MCG) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Communication Management can be completed as a residential on-campus program or fully online. Students build a program of study with advisers, drawing on prior academic and work experience to meet professional goals. It requires 32 units of graduate coursework.

Faculty: Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism  |  Duration: Full-time on campus or online: 1 year 4 months (four terms including summer); part-time on campus 2-3 years; part-time online 2 years 8 months (eight terms)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Students take a required 4-unit research methods course in the first semester, a core conceptual foundation course in the second semester, and a 4-unit approved capstone. At least 12 units come from Communication Management areas of focus, and up to 8 units may be taken elsewhere at USC with approval. Online required courses are CMGT 500, 540, 575 and 587, plus a capstone (CMGT 510, 597 or 597a/b). Up to 4 transfer units are allowed on campus. No foreign language is required.

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Entry requirements

Applicants are admitted to either the on-campus or the online program and must meet the requirements of that mode. No foreign language requirement. Annenberg master's students complete the non-credit MCDO program.

Duration: Full-time on campus or online: 1 year 4 months (four terms including summer); part-time on campus 2-

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