These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2023-2024. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2023 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Requirements

The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon a student majoring in Virtual Media Management by the recommendation of the faculty and upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall and in the major.

Students must meet:

  1. University requirements:
    • All students are required to complete the General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
    • All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses in their major at Temple University. VMM 4196 is required for all students completing this major. The second writing-intensive course can be selected from the following: ADV 1196, JRN 1196, CSI 2296, CSI 2696.
  2. Lew Klein College of Media and Communication requirements, including KLN 1001 and KLN 1002.
  3. Minimum 45 credit hours in Virtual Media Management major.
  4. Grades of C- or higher must be attained in all courses within the Virtual Media Management major.
  5. No more than 12 semester hours of transfer credits may be applied to Virtual Media Management major requirements.

Virtual Media Management Major Requirements

Core Courses (all core courses are offered online)
VMM 1111Introduction to Virtual Media Management 13
VMM 1112Challenges of Virtual Media Management 13
VMM 3112Experiential Learning in Virtual Media Management 23
VMM 4196 (WI)3
Communicating in Virtual Environments (CVE) Focus Area
Select three of the following:9
CSI 1111
Introduction to Public Speaking
CSI 1113
Persuasion
CSI 1401
Conflict and Communication Behavior
CSI 2401
Intercultural and Cross Cultural Conflict
CSI 3701
Intercultural Communication
CSI 4201
Communication, Attitudes, and Opinion
CSI 4601
Narrative Persuasion
MSP 4454
Public Information Media Campaigns
PR 1112
Communicating Leadership
PR 2661
Communicating Organizational Change
PR 2672
Global Communication and Leadership
VMM 4571
International Studies in Media and Communication
Mediated Platforms and Environments (MPE) Focus Area
Select three of the following:9
ADV 2005
Social Media Marketing
JRN 3709
The Entrepreneurial Journalist
JRN 3712
The Business of Journalism
MSP 1001
Video Production for Non-Majors
MSP 1655
Introduction to Media Business
MSP 3471
Media and Cultural Differences
MSP 4221
Information Technology Policy
MSP 4252
Law and Ethics of Digital Media
MSP 4446
Psychological Processing of Media
MSP 4614
Creating a Media Business
MSP 4641
Programming for Multiplatform Media
MSP 4657
Current Issues in Media Management
Focus Area Electives
Select four courses in any combination from the CVE and MPE Focus Areas. At least two of these courses must be at or above the 3000-level.12
Writing Intensive Course
Select one of the following:3
ADV 1196
Persuasive Writing
CSI 2296
Resistance, Protests, and Social Movements
CSI 2696
Risk Communication
JRN 1196
Writing and Reporting
MSP 4696
Communication in Media Organizations
Total Credit Hours45
1

Students should complete VMM 1111 and VMM 1112 in their first semester of the major.

2

Students should complete VMM 3112 during the last two years in the major.