Master in Digital Media

  • Total # of Credit hours
    30 credit hours

Program Overview

 

  

Delivery Mode

  • Weekend
  • Blended (Online and On-campus)

Program Learning Outcomes:

  • Critically analyze global and regional trends in new media and their impact.
  • Design innovative digital content aligned with national priorities.
  • Apply core theories and concepts, ethical principles, and legal frameworks to understand and interpret new media phenomena.
  • Demonstrate leadership, strategic decision-making, and project management skills in digital media initiatives.
  • Develop and implement effective strategies for media relations, crisis, and risk communication through new media channels and technologies.
  • Conduct original academic research project using appropriate methodologies to address contemporary issue in new media.

Completion Requirements

Completion of 30 credit hours (seven core courses and two elective courses).

Program Structure:

One year (30 credit hours)

 

  1. Core (Required) courses (7 Courses – 24 credit hours)

S.N.

Course Code

Course Titles

Credit Hours

1

COM511

Media and Technology: Global and Regional Trends

3

2

COM512

New Media Ethics and Regulation

3

3

COM513

Theories of New Media

3

4

COM501

Storytelling and Content Writing for Social Media

3

5

COM514

Research Methods for New Media

3

6

COM515

Research Proposal

3

7

COM516

Research Project

6

 

  1. Elective courses (2 Courses – 6 credit hours)

S.N.

Course Code

Course Titles

Credit Hours

1

COM502

Audio and Visual Content Production for Social Media

3

2

COM504

Sustainability Communication in New Media

3

3

COM503

Social Media Content Management and Audience Data Analysis

3

4

COM505

Digital Media management and leadership

3

5

COM506

Digital Storytelling and Innovation

3

6

COM507

Global Communication

3

 

Criteria for Admission

  • Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 is required for full admission and 2.5/4.0 for conditional admission. Applicants with a GPA below 2.5/4.0 must first pass a formal interview to assess their suitability for the program with conditional admission.
  • IESOL the required mark is B1 - For IELTS it is 4.5