College of Human Development, Culture, and Media

Learning Outcomes for the M.S. in Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts

  1. Formulate a career plan and identify specific professional communication and media arts goals related to a position or industry of interest.
  2. Analyze and evaluate various communication channels, forms, media, messages and presentations frequently employed in professional industries.
  3. Understand the implications of effective and ineffective communication and media arts practices in professional contexts.
  4. Self-assess communication and media arts skills to formulate an individualized growth plan to advance the skills needed in industries of interest.
  5. Create effective communication and media arts artifacts that align with a professional position or industry of interest.
  6. Design, implement, and present an original workplace project that reflects effective communication, critical thinking, information literacy and research skills necessary in contemporary professional settings.
  7. Produce a communication and media arts portfolio that showcases artifacts that best represent student skills and mastery of program content related to professions of interest.

Additional STEM learning outcomes:

  • Using advanced digital software/tools, create effective digital artifacts aligned with industry.
  • Design, implement, and present original workplace artifacts that reflect effective communication, critical thinking, information literacy, and research skills necessary in contemporary settings, particular connection to policy and regulation in applicable industries.