Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
12 Units Selected From
- JMS 506 - Advertising and Society
- JMS 515 - Media Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
- JMS 525 - News and Social Media
- JMS 527 - Advanced Photojournalism
- JMS 552 - Media in Country/Region X
- JMS 560 - Advertising Research
- JMS 566 - Advertising Strategy and Digital Analytics Platforms
- JMS 567 - National Student Advertising Competition II
- JMS 574 - International Advertising
- JMS 581 - Applied Research in Public Relations
- JMS 585 - Professional Practices in Public Relations
- JMS 590 - Crisis Communication in PR Management
- JMS 595 - Public Relations Theory
- JMS 596 - Selected Topics
- JMS 619 - Seminar: Qualitative Methods in Mass Media Research
- JMS 620 - Seminar: Quantitative Methods in Media Research
- JMS 696 - Special Topics
- JMS 701 - Seminar: Mass Communication Problems
- JMS 780 - Seminar: Advanced Theory in Public Relations
- JMS 798 - Special Study
Advancement to Candidacy
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And, Nine Units Relevant to the Specialization
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Graduate Courses
- JMS 799A - Thesis or Project
- JMS 600A - Seminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Mass Communication and Media Studies
- JMS 600B - Seminar: Research Methods in Mass Communication and Media Studies
- JMS 506 - Advertising and Society
- JMS 515 - Media Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
- JMS 525 - News and Social Media
- JMS 527 - Advanced Photojournalism
- JMS 552 - Media in Country/Region X
- JMS 560 - Advertising Research
- JMS 566 - Advertising Strategy and Digital Analytics Platforms
- JMS 567 - National Student Advertising Competition II
- JMS 574 - International Advertising
- JMS 581 - Applied Research in Public Relations
- JMS 585 - Professional Practices in Public Relations
- JMS 590 - Crisis Communication in PR Management
- JMS 595 - Public Relations Theory
- JMS 596 - Selected Topics
- JMS 619 - Seminar: Qualitative Methods in Mass Media Research
- JMS 620 - Seminar: Quantitative Methods in Media Research
- JMS 696 - Special Topics
- JMS 701 - Seminar: Mass Communication Problems
- JMS 780 - Seminar: Advanced Theory in Public Relations
- JMS 798 - Special Study
Specialization in Mass Communication and Media Studies
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Specific Requirements
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This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.