A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Communication BS / MS Dual Degree
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- In the communication BS/MS, you will gain comprehensive training in the field with a specialized concentration option in journalism. You will explore the breadth of the communication field, from creative visual design or photography to marketing, health care, and technical communication. Then, you will delve deeper, focusing research and study to develop career-boosting expertise in areas such as AI use in communication, social media, visual communication, health communication, and civic engagement.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 195003
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_195003_f2e53fb8
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Graduate Communication Electives
electives · 5 items
- COMM 605Social Media Analytics and ResearchNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 709Digital AdvertisingNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 710Visual CommunicationNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 716Communication and IdentityNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 717Artificial Intelligence and CommunicationNot resolved to a course3
Journalism Option Courses
8 items
- COMM 223Digital Design in CommunicationNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 240Media, Creativity and InnovationNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 263Data JournalismNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 280Community JournalismNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 291Communication for Social ChangeNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 370Ethnic Press in the United StatesNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 374Opinion MediaNot resolved to a course3
- COMM/VISL-390Visual ActivismNot resolved to a course3
Graduate Communication Electives
electives · 5 items
- COMM 605Social Media Analytics and ResearchNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 709Digital AdvertisingNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 710Visual CommunicationNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 716Communication and IdentityNot resolved to a course3
- COMM 717Artificial Intelligence and CommunicationNot resolved to a course3
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