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International Media & Communications (IMC)
In our Age of Information, communications and media, driven by new technology, are more integral and vital in international affairs than ever before. Advanced forms of communication like the Internet facilitate the exchange of information so necessary as globalization grows; and the media influence national and international policy-making as well as report the news of world affairs.
Running the huge and pervasive global communications and news systems effectively requires educated, skilled and trained personnel. This need is recognized by the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), which has developed the only structured, two-year graduate program of International Media and Communications (IMC) in a U.S. university. The program takes full advantage of its affiliation with academically prestigious Columbia University, and its location in New York City, the communications, media, business and cultural capital of the world.
The IMC concentration prepares students for a variety of media-related careers: print and electronic journalism; online and new media technology; information positions in government and international agencies, media functions in non-profits and NGOs; magazine and book publishing; advertising and public relations; telecommunications; media management; media and communications law.