The fusion of telecommunication, information technology and the media is creating exciting new careers in the information age. Be sure you are on top of your program with the information below.

Requirements

Select a Plan of Study to view its requirements:

• Digital Media Arts and Technology (PDF)
• Information and Telecommunication Management (PDF)
• Information, Policy and Society (PDF)
• Serious Game Design (PDF)
• Specialization in Management Information Technology
• Core Compentency Form (PDF) This form is required for all MA students in addtion to your POS.

Policies and Procedures

MA Student Handbook (PDF): This resource will tell you everything you need to know about the requirements for the completion of the MA degree in TISM.

Other Important Forms

• Waiver (PDF)
• Independent Study (PDF)
• Change of Course of Study/Adivsor (PDF)
• DMAT Project Proposal (PDF)
• DMAT Project Defense (PDF)
• Thesis Proposal Approval Form (PDF)
• Thesis Oral Defense (PDF)
• Grad School Travel Funds Request Form (PDF)
• Graduate Office Scholarship Travel Funding Request (PDF)

Faculty

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Courses

Browse our MA course list.

College Graduate Commons

Find information about funding, research opportunities, summer research courses, and other matters relevant for graduate students in the college at the CAS Grad Commons.

Facilities, Centers, and Labs

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Other Programs for Graduate Students

• The Specialization in Management of Information Technology offers graduate students the opportunity to take a series of information system management courses.
• New Media in Europe is a summer program for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. Enrollees are based in Paris at the Institut National des Telecommunication and visit telecommunication sites in Paris, Brussels and Geneva.
• Mass Media in the United Kingdom is a summer program based in London, but with trips to Wales and Scotland. Students interact with media professionals in classroom and media settings.
• Technology and Culture: Communication and Games in Japan is a summer program for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. Hosted in Japan, this program offers students a unique opportunity to examine the relationship between culture and technology use in the context of Japanese communication and gaming.

Contact us:

Dr. Nicole Ellison
Director of MA Studies
429 Com Arts Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Tel: 517.432.1667
Fax: 517.355.1292
E-mail: nellison@msu.edu

Rachel Iseler
Academic Programs Coordinator
425 Comm Arts Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Tel: 517.432.3676
Fax: 517.355.1292
E-mail: tcma@msu.edu