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                            Program OverviewThe major encourages you to engage in active problem solving. You will have countless opportunities to devise creative strategies and develop a variety of branding and promotional solutions - taking a hands-on approach to writing, designing, and presenting your ideas and finished work. These might include integrated marketing plans, print advertisements, video scripts, and branded content for social media. This major provides a broad understanding of the industry and prepares you for success post-graduation as you build your own professional portfolio and complete a series of valuable internships. Marketing communication/advertising graduates typically go on to careers in advertising agencies, PR firms, or a variety of in-house marketing departments, although their communication and creative skills are highly valued by and transferable to other industries. 
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                            CurriculumCurriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125First Year - Credits: 32- Individual and Society General Education Requirement聽聽 (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement 聽 (Cr: 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement聽 聽(Cr:3)
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                                    CMM 106聽-聽Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    DM 111聽-聽Introduction to Multimedia Narrative (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
 Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
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                                    ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
 Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
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                                    INT 100聽-聽Internship I (Cr: 2)
 
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                                    IDS 265聽-聽Creative Thinking and Practice (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    MCA 103聽-聽Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    MCA 203聽-聽Public Relations (Cr: 3)
 
 Second Year - Credits: 32- Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement聽(Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr: 6)
- MCA Elective (Cr: 3)
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                                    BUS 215聽-聽Marketing Analytics (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    BUS 330聽-聽Consumer Behavior (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 380聽-聽Media Ethics (Cr: 3)
 Satisfies the Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement
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                                    MCA 204聽-聽Promotional Writing and Editing (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    INT 200聽-聽Internship II (Cr: 2)
 
 Third Year - Credits: 31- Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives聽(Cr: 6)聽
- MCA Elective (Cr: 3)
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                                    CMM 306聽-聽Social Impact of the Media (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 370聽-聽Communication Research Methods (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 379聽-聽Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
 
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                                    MCA 312聽-聽Strategic Media Planning (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    MCA 335聽-聽Social Media Marketing (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    MCA 405聽-聽Campaign Planning and Client Services (Cr: 3)
 
 Fourth Year - Credits: 30- Elective聽聽 (Cr: 9)
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                                    CMM 415聽-聽Creative Portfolio Development (Cr: 3)
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                                    CMM 416聽-聽Professional Communication Portfolio (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 480聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
 
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                                    MCA 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    MCA 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
 
 Marketing Communication/Advertising ElectivesStudents must choose two from the following: - 
                                    BUS 333聽-聽Design Thinking (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    BUS 365聽-聽Business, the Environment, and Sustainability (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    BUS 460聽-聽Brand Management (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 115聽-聽Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 206聽-聽Race, Ethnicity, and the Media (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 240聽-聽Health Communication (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    CMM 400聽-聽Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    DM 110聽-聽Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    DM 211聽-聽Fundamentals of Journalism (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    DM 227聽-聽Multimedia Journalism (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    DM 360聽-聽Podcast and Radio Journalism (Cr: 3)
 
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                                    GD 105聽-聽Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
 
 Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the marketing communication/advertising program, students will: - Demonstrate an understanding of how marketing communication works and persuades.
- Explain the ways in which marketing communication is central to our cultural language.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate marketing communication programs.
- Analyze ethical issues related to marketing communication.
- Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the communication discipline.
- Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.聽
- Demonstrate integrated learning skills by making connections between classroom learning and professional life in the marketing communication discipline.
 
 
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                            Internships and CareersAn 91重口 education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.Whether you pursue graduate school right away, or embark on your career after graduation, we believe that your time at 91重口 will prepare you for the next step. Take a look at what our graduates have been up to lately. Recent Internships- 
    Cercone Brown Company 
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    Regan Communications 
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    Boston Consulting Group 
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    Twitter 
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    Matter Communications 
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    KingFish Media 
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    New York Yacht Club 
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    Massachusetts General Hospital 
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    Bose Corporation 
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    Philips 
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    Lisa Baker Associates 
 
 Alumni Employment- 
    Hill Holliday 
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    Hasbro 
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    Leo Burnett 
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    Amazon 
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    Titleist Golf Ball 
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    Racepoint Global 
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    AMP Agency 
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    MediaHub Worldwide 
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    PAN Communications 
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    DraftKings 
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    Connelly Partners 
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    J. Jill 
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    Boston Consulting Group 
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    Fidelity 
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    PDC Brands (Calgon, Dr. Teal’s…) 
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    Philips 
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    CTP 
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    Qualtrics 
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    Constant Contact 
 Graduate School Acceptances- Seattle University
- UMASS Lowell
- Syracuse University
- UMASS Boston
- Southern New Hampshire University
 
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Mark A. Herlihy, Ph.D.
                            Dean, School of Social Sciences, Communication, & Humanities
                            978-232-2178
                            
                                
                            WAX Academic Center 208
                            
                         
                 
                     
                 
                                 
                                