Fashion Track

Requirements: Fashion Track

MA in Global Communications (48 credits)

Requirements and credit counts differ for the various Master’s programs at AUP. Please note that all requirements from previous years can be found in our archive catalogs.

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C.

All courses carry four (4) credits unless otherwise noted.

Core courses (20 credits)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME
CM5001	GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
CM5011	FASHION THEORY (Fall)
CM5020MOD	MAGC MODULE Choose two modules (2 credits each)
CM5020MOD	MAGC MODULE Choose two modules (2 credits each)
CM5021	PARIS FASHION HISTORIES & GEOGRAPHIES (Fall)
CM5029	SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION

Track Electives (12 credits)

Select three courses from the following list

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME
CM5002	BRANDS AND BELIEF
CM5005	IDENTITY FORMATION IN A TRANSNAT'L WORLD
CM5017	FASHION MEDIA PRODUCTION
CM5033	MATERIAL CULTURE & VALUES
CM5037	THE MUSEUM AS MEDIUM
CM5060	VISUAL CULTURE, THEORY & COMMUNICATION
CM5063	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM
CM5066	BRANDING PRACTICUM
CM5069	INTERNAT'L PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTICUM
CM5070	MEDIA, GENDER & GLOBALIZATION
CM5080	VISUAL DESIGN PRACTICUM
CM5091	TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS (if relevant to Track)

Open Electives (8 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
Elective 1	Choose two courses from all other MAGC offerings or selected courses from other Master's programs
Elective 2

INTERNSHIP, THESIS OR APPLIED PROJECT (6 credits)

Capstone options are a thesis or an internship or an applied project.

Course Number	Course Name
CM5095INPR or GR5096 or CM5098INT	THESIS or APPLIED PROJECT CAPSTONE or INTERNSHIP

Plus (2 credits)

Course Code	Course Name
GR5093 or GR5099	GLOBAL WORKPLACE CULTURES: INTERNSHIP SEMINAR or THESIS SEMINAR

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL	SPRING	SUMMER	FALL
3 core courses	1 core course	1 core course	Internship/Thesis*
1 track elective course	3 track elective courses	1 elective course
	Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)
16 credits	18 credits	8 credits	6 credits

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (SPRING ENTRY)

SPRING	SUMMER	FALL	SPRING
2 core course	1 core course	2 core courses	Internship/Thesis*
2 track elective courses	1 elective course	1 track elective course + 1 elective course
		Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)
16 credits	8 credits	18 credits	6 credits

ACCELERATED TIMELINE

IMPORTANT NOTE: STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE THIS OPTION UPON APPROVAL FROM THEIR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

1ST SEMESTER	2ND SEMESTER	3RD SEMESTER
3 core courses	2 core courses	2 elective courses
1 track elective course	2 track elective courses	Internship/Thesis*
	Internship/Thesis Seminar (2 credits)
16 credits	18 credits	14 credits

* The length of the internship or thesis may vary, however — many students choose to take additional time for these components.