Drexel University

The stand-alone Master of Science degree prepares students with a solid grounding in business management and specialized courses in the management of television and converged media. The program integrates business course content with current practice in the television industry. Students interact with working professionals on campus and in the field through internships. Course content includes programming analysis and strategy, media analytics and audience measurement, structural analysis and dynamics of media industries, scope and methods of the field, media finance, social media and television, social television, media sales models and practice, media law and ethics, telecommunications policy and public interest law, global television, field internships, and topical electives. The dual-degree option includes a full Master of Business Administration. Students in both programs gain hands-on management experience through internships at broadcast television stations and networks, cable companies, independent production companies and evolving media hybrids that operate in the region and beyond. The program combines practical and academic experience, including courses designed to challenge students to discover the critical interplay between creative process and the business skills required to manage successful media companies.