Develop expertise for professional and community leadership.
The Master in Development Communication (MDC) is a two-year graduate program designed to provide communication professionals with a stronger foundation in development communication theories and to provide them with the necessary skills in development communication work. It contains greater depth and breadth discussion of the relationship of communication and development. The MDC by distance education aims to serve communication practitioners who aspire for a graduate formal degree in communication and who are unable to attend the formal residential mode of instruction.
Curriculum / course information
CURRICULUM
CODE | DESCRIPTIVE TITLE | UNITS
CORE COURSES
DEVC 204 - Methods of Research in Development Communication (3 units)
DEVC 205 - Research Presentation and Publication (3 units)
DEVC 206 - Development Communication Concepts and Approaches (3 units)
MAJOR COURSES
DEVC 211 - Communication Policies and Ethics (3 units)
DEVC 221 - Production and Management of Print and Broadcast Materials (3 units)
DEVC 231 - Production and Management of Multimedia and Digital Media (3 units)
DEVC 241 - Communication of Scientific and Technical Information (3 units)
DEVC 251 - Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization (3 units)
DEVC 261 - Introduction to Communication Media (3 units)
DEVC 271 - Communication Theory (3 units)
DEVC 281 - Interpersonal Communication in Development (3 units)
DEVC 291 - Communication, Culture, and Society (3 units)
ELECTIVE COURSES
DEVC 216 - Communication and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (3 units)
DEVC 217 - Project Development and Management (3 units)
DEVC 218 - Organizational Communication (3 units)
DEVC 219 - Communication and Development Intervention (3 units)
MASTER'S THESIS
DEVC 300-A - Thesis A (3 units)
DEVC 300-B - Thesis B (3 units)
MASTER'S PROJECT
DEVC 301-A - Master's Project A (3 units)
DEVC 301-B - Master's Project B (3 units)
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS TO FINISH THE DEGREE
THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 15 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S THESIS: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Proposal & Final Defense
* Thesis Manuscript
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 36
NON-THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 21 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S PROJECT: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Project Presentation
* Master's Project
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 42
CODE | DESCRIPTIVE TITLE | UNITS
CORE COURSES
DEVC 204 - Methods of Research in Development Communication (3 units)
DEVC 205 - Research Presentation and Publication (3 units)
DEVC 206 - Development Communication Concepts and Approaches (3 units)
MAJOR COURSES
DEVC 211 - Communication Policies and Ethics (3 units)
DEVC 221 - Production and Management of Print and Broadcast Materials (3 units)
DEVC 231 - Production and Management of Multimedia and Digital Media (3 units)
DEVC 241 - Communication of Scientific and Technical Information (3 units)
DEVC 251 - Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization (3 units)
DEVC 261 - Introduction to Communication Media (3 units)
DEVC 271 - Communication Theory (3 units)
DEVC 281 - Interpersonal Communication in Development (3 units)
DEVC 291 - Communication, Culture, and Society (3 units)
ELECTIVE COURSES
DEVC 216 - Communication and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (3 units)
DEVC 217 - Project Development and Management (3 units)
DEVC 218 - Organizational Communication (3 units)
DEVC 219 - Communication and Development Intervention (3 units)
MASTER'S THESIS
DEVC 300-A - Thesis A (3 units)
DEVC 300-B - Thesis B (3 units)
MASTER'S PROJECT
DEVC 301-A - Master's Project A (3 units)
DEVC 301-B - Master's Project B (3 units)
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS TO FINISH THE DEGREE
THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 15 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S THESIS: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Proposal & Final Defense
* Thesis Manuscript
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 36
NON-THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 21 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S PROJECT: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Project Presentation
* Master's Project
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 42