MA in Media for Social Impact (MA)
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获得学位所需时间:三个学期+论文(31学分)
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你想通过创造媒体来产生影响吗?
当今世界的挑战需要创新、有效和引人入胜的沟通解决方案. Many nonprofit organizations, community groups, government agencies, corporations, 媒体公司和艺术中心正在寻找能够利用媒体平台推动社会变革的创意人士.
社会影响媒体在线硕士课程将帮助您与您选择的社区建立联系, 在社区内工作,评估社区成员的需求, 并运用媒体创作的最佳实践产生一种变革的协作理论. 我们最近的校友已经与不同的社区合作,以产生影响-请参阅页面底部的部分列表.
乐博平台APP的社会影响媒体硕士课程为学生提供了广泛的媒体技能,使他们能够激发社区行动和公民参与. 加入多元化的社交媒体艺术家, journalists, 教育工作者, 生产商, information designers, entrepreneurs, and civic-minded professionals. 在一起, we will strengthen democratic participation, shape public policy, and inspire social change.
The program is fitted to your interests and goals; you can decide which skills to leverage from our offer of elective classes in production, social entrepreneurship, and strategic communication. Simultaneously, 你将参与一个社区项目,这将指导你对媒体社会影响的实践和理论学习. You'll learn to design, 实施和评估基于项目的解决方案,该解决方案在与您希望看到的社会影响一致的设置和背景下解决实际社区需求. Through our core media for social impact classes, 你将与社区领袖建立关系, 加强你的社会沟通技巧,探索媒体解决生活质量问题的方法.
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What to expect your first semester
Our curriculum stresses both theory and practice. You’ll take four courses in your first semester. 在我们的研究生研讨会课程中,你将学习建设和平、调解和博士的理论. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence activism. 来自我们社区伙伴关系的演讲嘉宾将教你如何将这些理想付诸实践. You’ll also take courses in civic tech, solutions journalism, 参与行动研究,以加强你的研究敏锐度,并学会管理合作项目.
What to expect your last semester
在你的最后一个学期,你将报名参加一个顶点课程. 在这门实践课程中,当你选择你的论文项目时,你将与两位指导老师一起工作. 论文项目可以是一个社区项目,你可以加入一个组织,设计或制作支持该组织及其社区的媒体. Alternatively, 你可以进行研究论文,你将评估一个现有的公民媒体项目. 您将准备好创建您的论文项目与经验和知识开发在我们的课程生产, 研究, 以及你们前两个学期的领导能力. Upon graduation, you will be able to design, 执行和评估社会影响项目的影响,并有效地进行沟通.
Work while completing your degree
芝加哥乐博平台APP为全球工作的专业人士提供这种独特的在线体验.
Curriculum
Media for Social Impact, MA: 31 credits required
Fall Semester
- COMM 503 Civic Media and Participatory Culture
- COMM 555 Participatory Action Research
- COMM 567 Civic Tech, Policy and Urban Development
- 解决方案乐博平台APP:调查社会影响
Spring Semester
- COMM 519社区驱动型领导的沟通
- COMM 520 Media Ecosystems
- COMM 555公民数据分析和影响传播
- JOUR 567 Solutions Journalism Lab
Summer Semester
- COMM 601 Civic Media Practicum
- JOUR 599 Topics in Storytelling for Social Change
Last Fall Quarter
- COMM 691 Thesis (1 credit a-synch class)
Careers in Media for Social Impact and Alumni Achievements
社会影响媒体艺术硕士是通往将数字媒体与社会变革相结合的各种职业道路的大门. 如果你是一个追求媒体制作事业的年轻专业人士, 利用这个学位来展示你通过数字媒体解决社会问题的能力. 如果你是有公民参与经验的专业人士, 该计划将利用技能和建立伙伴关系,你需要作为一个成功的社会领袖.
- Media Arts & Community Engagement:创造媒体作为社区参与的一种形式.
- Marley Molkentin (2021) is the Program Coordinator for 文化之内涵 宾夕法尼亚大学的一项旨在改变LGBTQ+医疗保健的倡议. Molkentin也在网络刊物上发表了她的公民媒体实习 Disability Visibility Project.
- Francia Garcia Hernandez (2022) works as a reporter for Austin Weekly 乐博平台APP and Village Free Press 出版了一本关于双语儿童读物的故事 Block Club Chicago.
- Social Advocacy & Digital Design:设计数据以告知和提高对社会问题的认识.
- Dean Strauss (2020) works as a communication director at Autism Self-Advocacy Network and designed a CTA station for a Columbia marketing campaign.
- Jordyn Harrison (2022)与奥斯汀非裔美国人商业网络协会(AAABNA)合作 My Black Owned, an entrepreneurial initiative in West Chicago. - Youth Media & Media Literacy Education:培养青少年媒体创作能力,熟练掌握媒体消费和生产.
- Rosey Hayett (2021) is the director of NM Film prize Jr., a youth media film festival.
- Peter Midwa (2022) is the a media educator co-founder of Mtoto 乐博平台APP这是一家位于肯尼亚内罗毕的学术乐博平台APP组织. - Engaged Journalism & Documentary: Reporting on social issues to drive change.
- Shelby Hawkins (2021) works at NPR Morning Edition in Washington D.C.
- Kyra Lyons (2022) works at PBS Wisconsin as a producer and published her work on environmental justice.
Faculty
社会影响媒体硕士课程借鉴了来自乐博平台APP的Faculty专业知识. 我们的Faculty是各个媒体领域的活跃从业者,并与正在进行的社会影响项目建立了联系.
Participating faculty:
- Jennifer Baker, Adjunct faculty, Interactive Arts Media
- Hakim Belabbes, Filmmaker at HAK Films
- Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Professor, Communication
- Alexandra Esenler、程序 & Ops at OpenArchive and Projects & Dev at Global Voices
- Peter Fitzpatrick, Professor, Photography & Special Advisor Community Engagement
- Yonty Friesem,副教授,传播学和研究生项目主任
- Robert Hanserd,人文、历史、社会科学副教授
- Elio Leturia, Associate Professor, Communication
- Dave Pabellon, Assistant Professor, Design
- Jackie Spinner, Associate Professor, Communication
- Jeffrey Spitz,电影电视艺术系副教授
- Christopher Whitaker, co-founder and acting co-director of the Alliance of Civic Technologists