Virtual Media Management

Develop the unique knowledge and skills to excel in the remote workplace with the Bachelor of Arts in Virtual Media Management from Temple's Lew Klein College of Media and Communication. This 124-credit online or hybrid program teaches students to communicate effectively and efficiently within virtual settings in times of change, conflict and even crisis. 

Communication in virtual spaces has become essential to organizations of all types. Media corporations increasingly depend on a workforce that can work across geographic boundaries and time zones and on employees who can engage on a daily basis with people who live and work in cultures and nations far from their own homes.  

Students in the program will cultivate awareness of the cultural, interpersonal and organizational challenges of the online office and gain the theoretical and practical knowledge to lead teams and manage media platforms remotely. 

A New Program for a New Student 

The Virtual Media Management Major addresses the ongoing changes in communication within the national and international workplace as well as changes in the media industry. The ability to communicate effectively in the remote workplace and to adapt to the continual changes in mediated environments–such as online platforms and the rising use of virtual reality and avatars to represent spaces and identities–requires a new type of preparation. This unique major demonstrates Klein College's innovation and leadership in media and communication. 

Because of its interdisciplinary focus, this program is housed centrally within Klein College and not within a particular department and designed to reach a new population of students. This major appeals to students who might not enroll at Temple due to lack of proximity and to transfer students looking to complete their degree in two years. 

Classes & Curriculum 

The Virtual Media Management BA program offers a unique combination of interpersonal, mediated, organizational, and team and group communication courses that can be completed entirely online or in a hybrid format on Temple's Main Campus. 

The curriculum begins with two seven-week courses that focus on how to learn, work and problem-solve within virtual environments and set the foundation for student learning and success.  

Students are required to take the following core courses. 

• Introduction to Virtual Media Management 

• Challenges of Virtual Media Management 

• Communication in Virtual Environments 

• Virtual Learning Experience 

Learn more about Virtual Media Management Major courses. 

Related Graduate Degrees 

• Communication Management MS 

• Media and Communication PhD

Related Graduate Certificates 

• Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution  

Internships and Professional Opportunities

The Virtual Media Management Major's Career Services offers specialized, career-related programming exclusively to Klein College students. Through Klein Connect, our exclusive internship and job portal, students can view a list of current opportunities to help prepare them for their future careers. Klein strongly encourages students to participate in internships so they can apply the skills and knowledge they learned in their degree programs to a real-world, fast-paced work environment. 

For information about the academic components and departmental contacts for internships, contact Scott Gratson, director of the Department of Communication Studies.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 215-204-6434

Communication is a vital part of any organization, whether it's learning to communicate internally with your team or externally with your audiences and vendors in both remote and in-person settings. Graduates of the virtual media management program will find success in a wide range of industries, from academia and business to health and human services, international relations, politics, and more. 

Students are prepared to tackle the vast and ongoing changes in media and communication and enter into the following types of roles. 

• • Audience data analyst 
  • Director of sports marketing 
  • Entertainment sales marketing 
  • Media executive 
  • Multimedia specialist 
• • PR official 
  • Social media manager 
  • TV/film/video producer 
  • Web content manager 

Additionally, graduates from Lew Klein College of Media and Communication have found careers in national media for organizations such as  

• • BuzzFeed,  
  • CBS,  
  • Comcast,  
• • Google,  
  • The Los Angeles Times and  
  • NBC.

Klein graduates also work with regional employers like  

• • ABC/WPVI,  
  • CBS/KYW,  
  • NBC/WCAU,  
  • NFL Films,  
• • PHL17,  
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer,  
  • Philadelphia Daily News,  
  • WHYY and many others. 

1. Make an application plan.

If you’re a first-year applicant, you’ll first want to pick a deadline goal and decide if you’d like to apply Early Action (due Nov. 1) or Regular Decision (due Feb. 1).

2. Apply using the Common Application.

Temple exclusively uses the Common Application. When completing your application for Temple, be sure to indicate whether you’re applying Early Action or Regular Decision if you’re a first-year applicant. Even if you apply before or by the Early Action deadline, you still must indicate Early Action on your application to ensure you will receive an admissions decision early. Transfer applicants do not need to select a deadline preference.

There’s an application fee of $55, which you will submit at the same time as the Common Application unless you qualify for a waiver.