Curriculum & Courses

Full-Time On-Campus

• 36 points for egree completion
• On-campus instruction; online instruction possible for some courses
• Fall intake only
• 16 months with the opportunity to complete in an accelerate 12-month time frame
• Capstone Project

Curriculum for Incoming Fall 2018 stuents (12 Month Path)

Curriculum for Incoming Fall 2018 stuents (16 Month Path)

Curriculum for Incoming Fall 2019 stuents (12 Month Path)

Curriculum for Incoming Fall 2019 stuents (16 Month Path)

The Master’s Program in Strategic Communication embraces a scholar-practitioner approach to learning where you will learn both classical an moern approaches to communication an apply them through simulate an real-worl scenarios.

The program’s wie an varie range of electives gives stuents the opportunity to take classes at the School of Professional Stuents outsie of the program an elsewhere at Columbia. Through their elective selections, stuents can craft a path of stuy aligne with specific interests an objectives. Many electives bring together stuents from all formats of the Strategic Communication program, proviing aitional opportunities for networking an relationships. Please note not all electives are offere every semester, an not all electives are offere in all formats.

International Stuents

International stuents are responsible for ensuring they have rea an unerstan the University’s stuent visa application eligibility an requirements. Please note that it is not permissible to enroll while in B-1/B-2 status. In aition, if stuying on a stuent visa, you must enroll full-time (12 creits per term, with the exception of the summer semester an your final semester) an stuy on campus. International stuents are not permitte to take more than one online course a semester.

As a result of the application an interview process, some stuents will begin their program of stuy with a six-week summer course, Avance Acaemic English for Grauate Stuents. There may also be a requirement for an aitional non-creit course in the Fall term, focusing on spoken an written communication skills.

These courses are offere through Columbia University’s American Language Program an are esigne to strengthen English skills an prepare stuents to better meet the emans of SPS’s rigorous curriculum an achieve success in the professional worl. Participants will hone their iscussion an presentation skills, buil their writing skills, an explore ifferent topics by reaing an listening to a variety of content.

International stuents have specific guielines that they must follow to work for an organization for the Practicum elective. To be consiere a full-time stuent, an international stuent must be registere for at least 12 points per semester, with the exception of their final semester.

Expectations an Time Demans

Typically stuents spen 15 - 25 hour a week outsie the classroom to complete assigne reaings, work on assignments, an participate with work groups.

Courses take place mainly uring the ay, with some electives in the evenings or other time formats. Most classes are 2 hours in length.

In orer to receive the master's egree in Strategic Communication, you must complete all requirements of the egree within 3 years with an overall grae point average of 3.0 (B) or better.