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Master of Arts in International Relations & International CommunicationAn understanding of international relations study is necessary for the practice of international communication. The two-year joint International Relations & International Communication (IRIC) degree program prepares students for careers in an international setting working in film and television, journalism, mass communication, advertising, marketing and public relations. Students complete all of the requirements for the MA in International Relations and concurrently enroll in graduate level courses through the College of Communication at Boston University. Coursework is split evenly between International Relations and Communication. During the program, students are encouraged to take both IR and COM courses concurrently rather than focusing one year on each. Students in this program are also eligible for the London Summer Graduate Internship Program, which features three relevant COM courses and internships in government or with top international firms, for a total of 16 credits. To see a progress report for IRIC students, click here. RequirementsStudents are required to complete all of the degree requirements for the one-year MA in International Relations program. IRIC students may fulfill the statistics requirement with CM 722, Communication Research. IRIC Students must take a total of sixteen courses (64 credits), normally eight IR courses and eight COM courses. In both IR and COM, these courses must satisfy three categories: core, concentration, and free elective. Both the IR and COM components consist of three core, three concentration, and two free elective courses. The IR component consists of:
The COM component consists of:
In special cases, students may, with prior approval, shift one of their free electives from COM to IR or vice versa. Communication Core Course RequirementStudents must complete IR 531 Intercultural Communication and CM 710 Communication Theory, as well as one additional core course from the following list: CM 722 Communication Research For courses that can be taken either toward a concentration or as a core class, students must choose whether to use the course toward their concentration or their core requirement, not both. International Students must take CM 705, Writing for International Students. This course will replace one of the student's electives. Exception: International Students whose native language is English need not take CM 705. Communication Concentration Course RequirementStudents must complete a minimum of three courses from one of the concentration areas listed below. Students may not 'double-count' a course that can be taken either toward a concentration or toward the COM core. Students must choose whether to use the course toward their concentration or their core requirement, not both. Please note that some Communication courses have prerequisites. Students should consult with the College of Communication coordinator for the IRIC program, Professor John Schulz (jjschulz@bu.edu), prior to registering for their first semester in the program, in order to ensure that they take the prerequisites necessary to enable them to take the more advanced courses that they wish to take. Prerequisites for courses are noted in parentheses after the course title. Additionally, please note that all Communication concentrations include one to two required courses (marked with an asterisk and bolded). Courses that are offered only during one of the London Abroad Programs are marked with a double asterisk (**). Due to the prerequisites involved in taking the concentration courses, it is difficult to switch from one concentration to another after having started the program. Students should give careful thought to their degree and career plans so as to be able to choose a concentration prior to the first semester of coursework. When applying to the IRIC program, students should indicate in the 'Specialization' field of the application which COM concentration they intend to focus on. The choice indicated on the application is not binding for the applicant, but knowing students' intended concentrations helps us in scheduling the appropriate number of course sections for the upcoming semester. COM JO 502 Reporting National Security Affairs Note: The requirement of JO 721 and JO 722 may be waived for students with substantive prior journalism experience. Students wishing to waive this requirement should talk with the COM coordinator. International Marketing COM CM 519 Interactive Marketing (CM 708) COM CM 510 Computers in Communication Note: Students concentrating in Public Relations must also take either CM 705, Writing for International Students, or CM 707, Writing for Media Professionals. CM 705 / CM 707 will count toward the student's COM electives, not toward the PR Concentration, but they serve as pre-requisites for many PR classes (where CM 707 is noted as a pre-requisite above, CM 705 will also suffice). Additionally, students are strongly advised to take one of the following: CM 709, CM 715, or CM 734. COM CM 510 Computers in Communication Communication ResearchCM 722 Communication Research* Communication ElectivesAny COM class that can be taken as a core or concentration class may also be taken as an elective. Listed below are additional COM classes that can be taken as electives. Students may also petition the COM coordinator for permission to take a class not on this list. CM 518 Creative Broadcast Advertising (CM 707, CM 708, and CM 717) London Abroad ProgramsThe College of Communication offers two exciting abroad programs in London that are available to students in the IRIC program. Both programs combine intensive coursework with a professional internship in the field. Students must apply for and be admitted in order to participate in one of the London programs. Students should contact the COM coordinator of the IRIC program, Professor John Schulz (jjschulz@bu.edu), during their first semester at BU if interested in participating in one of these programs. London Graduate Mass Communication ProgramThe London Graduate Mass Communication Program offers students in the Public Relations and Marketing concentrations the opportunity to spend a summer studying in London. The program provides a full 16 credits toward the degree, thus replacing one regular semester of coursework. The first six weeks in London are spent taking two core courses: CM 738, Global Marketing Communication, and CM 744, International Political and Media Systems. CM 738 can be used as either a Marketing or Public Relations concentration course or an elective. CM 744 can be used as a COM core class, a Marketing or Public Relations concentration course, or an elective. During the last seven weeks, students work full-time in their internships (CM 809) and work on an independent research project (CM 909). Both the internship and the research project can be used as either a Marketing or Public Relations concentration course or as an elective. You can find out more information about this program at www.bu.edu/abroad/one-sheets/london_grad_mass_comm.pdf. London Graduate Journalism ProgramThe London Graduate Journalism Program provides students in the Journalism concentration with the opportunity to spend their second Fall Semester in the IRIC program studying abroad in London. Students can choose between two tracks: International and Security Affairs or Reporting and Reviewing the Arts. All students take JO 701, Reporting British Politics and Culture, and JO 954, Journalism Directed Study (students will complete a substantial journalistic assignment of 5,000 - 6,000 words). Additionally, all students will be placed in an internship (JO 737). Students can choose between either JO 708, The Foreign Correspondent: Reporting from Europe, or JO 710 Modern British Drama: A Critic's Perspective. All courses taken for this program, as well as the internship, can be used as either Journalism concentration courses or electives. Please note that because the London Journalism program takes place during the Fall Semester, students planning to take advantage of this opportunity must plan their schedule carefully. Two of the core requirements of the IRIC degree, IR 531 and CM 710, are only taught during the Fall Semester. This means that students planning to participate in the London program must take both IR 531 and CM 710 during their first Fall Semester in the IRIC program. Additionally, the London program coursework plus the two required Journalism classes (JO 721 and JO 722) will absorb all of a student's COM concentration and elective coursework (as well as one of the student's IR electives). This means that coursework taken at the Boston campus needs to focus on satisfying the other requirements of the degree program. You can find out more information about this program at www.bu.edu/abroad/one-sheets/london_grad_journ.pdf. COM Career ServicesStudents in the IRIC program are eligible to use the College of Communication Career Services Office. The website for that office can be found here.
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