Paul F. Harron Television Management Graduate Program

About the Program

Today's television and media industries are some of the most competitive and fastest growing in the world, and this has created new opportunities for those who can manage, market and create for the world of convergent media. The Paul F. Harron Graduate Program in Television Management offers two graduate study options to prepare students for the demanding television and media industries: the MS in Television Management and the dual MS/MBA.

The stand-alone MS degree offers a solid grounding in business management and specialized courses in the management of television and evolving media hybrids. The dual MS/MBA option allows students to integrate business course content with the practices of television and new media industries, and provides graduates the advantages of also having the renowned Drexel MBA.

Ultimately, we believe the way people learn is by doing. Students receive hands-on management experience through internships in broadcast television stations, cable companies, independent production companies, and evolving media hybrids that operate in the region and beyond. The program combines practical and academic experience in courses such as Television Production, Audience Measurement, Media Law, Broadcast and Cable Sales, Money and the Media, Emerging TV Technology, and Media Ethics. These courses challenge participants to discover the critical interplay between creative process and the business skills required to manage successful media companies.

Features of the program include the availability of Fellowships and Graduate Assistantships, flexible scheduling with part-time and full-time options, evening classes, rolling admissions (allowing students to start in any term, including summer) as well as professional internships. Philadelphia is the fourth largest television market and home to Comcast, Banyan Productions, Center City Video, Shooters, broadcast network affiliates, four public television organizations, Tierney Communications, Harmelin Media, Star Group, Domus, and innovative web-streaming and specialized digital content producers and online agencies such as 03World. Students find internships with major broadcast, multichannel, and new media companies in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, including Philly.com, Comcast, MTV Networks, Sesame Workshop, PVI Virtual Media, Pro Mobile Productions and LocalVox.

Requirements for Admission

For information regarding admission to the program, contact:

Albert Tedesco
Program Director, Paul F. Harron Television Management Graduate Program
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Office: University Crossings 049
215-895-2180
ast33@drexel.edu

or

David Miller
Director of Recruitment
The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Nesbitt Hall 12-503
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 895-1675

Forms, additional application requirements, and information about application deadlines are all available on the the Television Management page of Drexel's Graduate Admissions website.