Communications and Digital Media

The online Communications and Digital Media program from Pace University gives you practical, relevant training. In addition to expanding your knowledge of the media and communications industry, you’ll gain hands-on experience creating digital media content and campaigns. Whether it’s creating a media relations plan for a real client, producing an actual documentary film, or participating in the student-run PR agency at Pace, you’ll have ample opportunities to complete engaging media projects that you can add to your professional portfolio.

Career

No matter what industry you work in, chances are, communication is an essential part of your job. In fact, communication is pervasive in a way that it has never been before. Research shows that communication continues to be a high priority skill across all industries and many jobs.

A graduate degree is an ideal way to specialize within your field and may help you negotiate a higher salary. Labor insight platform Burning Glass estimates that communications and public relations managers with a master’s degree earn an average of $81K, and graduate students can also focus on honing skills that are most relevant to their roles. For the industry as a whole, Burning Glass links several key skills to higher salaries, including media relations, strategic communications, and corporate communications.

Courses include:

• Industry Communications Theory and Practice
• Writing for Organizations
• Effective Speaking for Industry Professionals
• Communications Research
• Creative Writing for Media Professionals