Experiential Learning in Advanced Media Management

Learn from Industry Experts In and Out of the Classroom

The advanced media management program has unique events and programming both in and out of the classroom. You will have the opportunity to network with media professionals, learn about the industry and build skills with hands-on experience.

New York City Immersion

Advanced media management students visit Meta in New York City in March 2022.

During this four-day trip to Syracuse University’s Fisher Center in the media capital of the world, advanced media management students hear from alumni and industry professionals who speak about their career paths, current projects and trends and how to build essential hard and soft skills. Students attend site visits to media companies and agencies such as Meta, iHeartRadio, NBC/Universal and Innovid.

CES Fellowships

CES features the latest innovations in tech and media at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

CES—“the most influential tech event in the world” — is a trade show that brings together the world’s biggest brands to show off their breakthrough technologies and media innovations. As an advanced media management student, you will have the chance to attend the show in Las Vegas through our Newhouse CES Fellowships. Before the event, the fellows research companies that will be there to identify trends. While there, you will work with Newhouse’s Advanced Media Professor in Residence Shelly Palmer and participate in tours on the show floor. In addition, you will have the opportunity to network with alumni and tour local media companies and facilities.

Guest Speakers

Advanced Media Professor in Residence Shelly Palmer speaking to students in November 2022 at the JMA Wireless Dome on campus about the intersection of Web3 and the sports fan experience.
Advanced Media Professor in Residence Shelly Palmer speaking to students in November 2022 at the JMA Wireless Dome on campus about the intersection of Web3 and the sports fan experience. Photo by Leigh Vo.

Access to media professionals and alumni is unparalleled in the advanced media management program. In and out of classes, students will hear from and network with the best in the media business. With an emphasis on emerging media, these speakers help students both understand the evolving media and communications industry and how to get a job in a profession they will lead. Past speakers include:

Competitions, Entrepreneurship and More

Advanced media management students have opportunities to work with startups, participate in competitions to win money to fund business ideas and gain entrepreneurial experience: