Harness the Power of Emerging Tech in Journalism
Master of Science in Media Innovation and Data Communication
Northeastern’s Master of Science in Media Innovation and Data Communication combines the rigor of professional journalism with the ever-growing potential of emerging technologies. Through data, animation, virtual reality, and more, our students become leaders in storytelling for the 21st century and beyond. The STEM-approved program does not require a technical background.
Thanks to the revolution in digital communication, employers consistently seek out graduates with strong data and technology skills. Professionals who can tell compelling stories that engage and inform audiences are in high demand at news media organizations, NGOs, the public sector, and large companies outside traditional journalism.
In this interdisciplinary master’s degree program, you’ll strengthen your data communication skills with a broad foundation in network science, cybersecurity, and social psychology. You’ll also deepen your skills in an area of interest, helping you develop a specialty and stand out to potential employers.
Learn more about the Master of Science in Media Innovation and Data Communication program.
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Areas of Specialization
Students will focus their elective courses on video, audio, augmented reality, and virtual reality; data visualization and visual storytelling; business and analytics; or entrepreneurship to develop a specialization customized to their interests and career goals.Research Partnerships
The MS in Media Innovation and Data Communication program is affiliated with multiple campus research entities, including the Co-Laboratory for Data Impact, the Center for Design, and the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change. These organizations and our employer partners worldwide give students unprecedented experiential learning opportunities throughout their studies.About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.