Our learn-from-anywhere synchronous and asynchronous online courses offer working professionals the freedom and flexibility to advance their education while maintaining their jobs and other commitments. The program is designed to be completed in one year (four terms), but the pace can flex to meet individual student needs. Each term is 10 weeks long.
This sample schedule reflects our recent curriculum revision and classes offered in AY 2024–25.
Fall Term - First Year
- JCOM 611 Mass Communication and Society 4 credits
- JCOM 664 Foundations in Immersive Media Communication 4 credits
- JCOM 665 Immersive Media Psychology 4 credits
- JCOM 610/624 Electives 2–4 credits
Winter Term - First Year
- JCOM 629 Communication Ethics in the Digital Age 4 credits
- JCOM 667 User Experience and Design (UX) 4 credits
- JCOM 668 Experiential Marketing 4 credits
- JCOM 669 Creating for Immersive Platforms 4 credits
Spring Term - First Year
- JCOM 594 Qualitative Research Methods 4 credits
- JCOM 670 Immersive Media Seminar 4 credits
- JCOM 610/624 Optional Electives 2–4 credits
- JCOM 609/604 Terminal Project or Internship 3–6 credits
Summer Term - First Year or Fall Term - Second Year
- JCOM 624 Elective 2–4 credits
- JCOM 609/604 Terminal Project or Internship 3–6 credits
Academic Checklist
In addition to your required courses, you’ve got some tasks to complete between enrollment and graduation. Complete these steps in order, with guidance from the program director.
- Make contact with your program director. The program director, Donna Davis, will be your first point of contact for questions about the program once you’re enrolled, so make sure to introduce yourself. You may select a different advisor for your capstone project. You will also select a second advisor to give input on your final draft.
- Select and confirm committee members. At the beginning of spring term of your first year, you’ll ask faculty members if they will be on a committee to review your capstone project.
- Start planning your capstone project. By the time you complete your second full term (approximately 30 credits), you should start working with your faculty advisor to shape your project plans. It is recommended that you complete your proposal by no later than the end of spring term.
- Secure your committee’s approval of your internship or project proposal.
- Apply for graduation. In the second week of the term in which you plan to graduate, fill out the graduation form on GradWeb.
- Complete the oral defense of your capstone project or internship portfolio. This should happen at least two weeks before the end of your final term. As part of this process, you will also present your project to the public during the summer or fall term.
- Submit your capstone project to the SOJC Graduate Programs Office after your advisor has approved the final project or portfolio.
Questions?
Need some guidance? Here are a few options:
- Download our graduate handbook for more details about program requirements and resources.
- Contact our graduate recruiter with questions about the program, the application process, and admission.