Professional Project.

Catalog description

The professional project must be taken during the final semester. The professional project includes an academic paper similar to a thesis, plus the student produces a significant creative work. It may consist of a film, video, screenplay or television script, a book, a major public relations campaign or press kit package, or an exhibition portfolio of photographs, audio or video productions, or other project. Students who plan to do a professional project should begin planning early in the master’s program. The project must be arranged in advance, incorporating the sponsorship of a faculty member with appropriate expertise to oversee the project, and with the permission of the department chair. The department will retain a copy of the project and supporting paper in its archives. Students doing a professional project should expect to defend it before a review committee. A graduate student may not take both MCOM-695 Professional Project and MCOM-699 Master’s Thesis. Prerequisite: Must have been granted candidacy status by the Graduate School, and be enrolling for the final semester of master’s studies.