{"id":1139,"date":"2014-11-18T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T19:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2014-11-19T09:06:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T14:06:03","slug":"bus-college-of-communication-pioneers-new-media-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/2014\/11\/18\/bus-college-of-communication-pioneers-new-media-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"BU’s College of Communication Pioneers Emerging Media Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ali Parisi<\/strong><\/a>
\nMS Public Relations ’16<\/em><\/a>
\nBU College of Communication<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Even if you’re not in the communication world, chances are you’ve probably heard at least one conversations discussing new media\u2014social media has changed everything, from interpersonal communication to journalism, and more.\u00a0 Traditional media may still be around, but new media is quickly growing.\u00a0 It feels like an absurd amount of media outlets and technologies have come and gone over the past few years, especially with the widespread use of smartphones.\u00a0 I had to wait till my freshman year of high school to get a chunky old flip phone.\u00a0 Now, parents are handing iPads and iPhones to their kids before they can even talk!<\/p>\n

\"YLNnbxyz\"<\/a>After a few years of discussion, BU\u2019s College of Communication<\/a> finally decided to introduce a one-year Master\u2019s program that focuses solely on new and emerging media.\u00a0 The MA program, Emerging Media Studies<\/a>, is one of the first in the nation to do so (go BU!).<\/p>\n

One of the primary courses taught within EMS is a collaborative class entitled Extended Group Research Project Seminar.\u00a0 Quite a mouthful, right?\u00a0 But the year-long class is not as intimidating as it seems. \u00a0According to EMS Director and Professor James E. Katz<\/a>, Ph.D., the class aims to prepare students to take positions that will be a fast track to leadership in various organizations by helping them to become experts in big data, consumer psychology interaction, and research methods.<\/p>\n

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Professor Katz with his Reddit Gifts present.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOur goal is to mentor students in doing meaningful research relating to emerging media\u00a0so that when they take their post- graduate positions, they will already know how to do research and will have a portfolio to show employers,\u201d explains Katz.\u00a0 I may be a PR student, but I already love the sound of this class.\u00a0 It\u2019s a class that does more than just theoretical and academic discussions.\u00a0 It\u2019s actually preparing students for the \u201creal world\u201d after graduation.<\/p>\n

One of Katz\u2019s students, Katharine Sipio, heartily agrees.\u00a0 Having majored in both English and Communication Studies at Saint Joseph\u2019s University for undergrad this past spring, Sipio is excited for the possibilities this class has opened up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe readings and projects we do not only give us some strong writing samples, but [also] research skills that would be applicable in different types of careers,\u201d says Sipio.\u00a0 After taking this class, Sipio can see herself going into a \u201cvarious number of communications careers such as a social media consultant, or maybe even going into PR, media management, copywriting, or exploring the world of digital writing and publishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Sipio, I was able to talk with two more of Katz\u2019s students, Adrien Park (Syracuse, \u201914) and Brittany Anderson (UMASS Lowell, \u201914).\u00a0 All three of them had nothing but good things to say about this class, even describing it as their favorite class of the semester.\u00a0 Park adds that the class has become somewhat as a family between the students and faculty because it is solely for EMS students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe professors and TA\u2019s are extremely caring and helping, giving us a lot of great tips and insight about working on research [projects],\u201d explains Park.<\/p>\n

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Next semester, the class will begin working with a project sponsor.\u00a0 This sponsor will be a local organization for which students will work on a research project that focuses specifically on that organization\u2019s needs \u2013 just one more example of how BU is preparing its students for post-graduation careers.<\/p>\n

Make sure to follow EMS on Twitter @DEMSatBU and like them on Facebook so you can stay updated on all the happenings within the program!<\/p>\n

Does this sound like a program you\u2019d like to learn more about? Tell us why in the comment section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please feel free to ask us any questions you have about the EMS program and be sure to check out or website for more information on all graduate programs offered through BU\u2019s College of Communication<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ali Parisi MS Public Relations ’16 BU College of Communication Even if you’re not in the communication world, chances are you’ve probably heard at least one conversations discussing new media\u2014social media has changed everything, from interpersonal communication to journalism, and more.\u00a0 Traditional media may still be around, but new media is quickly growing.\u00a0 It … Continue reading BU’s College of Communication Pioneers Emerging Media Studies<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3725,"featured_media":1140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,37090],"tags":[955,556,37017,37005,1613,36944,37096,283,36959,37002,37010,36929,37097,37026,37099,37030,6613,37098,3399,856],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3725"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1139"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1150,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions\/1150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}