Graduate electives
Customize your graduate degree
Students in Cronkite School graduate degree programs must complete at least one graduate-level elective; review your program handbook for requirements. Elective courses give you the flexibility to shape your academic journey, deepen expertise in areas you’re interested in and align your studies with your professional goals.
How to add an elective
Review the already-approved options below: You’ll find courses approved for any Cronkite master’s program, and others that are approved for specific degrees. Check the ASU Class Search for class availability. For questions about electives or to review options in upcoming semesters that support your goals, connect with your graduate academic adviser.
Can’t find one you want below? Browse the ASU Class Search for courses numbered 500 and above, then complete the Graduate Elective Approval Request form to have the course considered for approval.
All MCO courses numbered 500 and above
All eligible Cronkite Study Abroad courses numbered 400 and above
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TAM 505 | Navigating Global and Regional Business Environments |
| TAM 530 | Data Analytics and Digital Transformation in a Global World |
| TAM 541 | Strategy in a Competitive World |
| TAM 557 | Global Marketing in a Digital Age |
| COM 520 | Crisis Management and Communication |
| TWC 511 | Principles of Visual Communication |
| TWC 514 | Visualizing Data and Information |
| TWC 545 | Content Strategy |
| GIS 598 | GIS Methods for Non-Majors |
| WPC 504 | Basics of Understanding Facts: Stats for Managers |
| TWC 551 | Copyright and Intellectual Property |
| TWC 544 | User Experience |
| NLM 520 | Financial and Resource Management |
| MGT 501 | Basics of Leading People, Teams and Organizations |
| CPP 523 | Foundations of Program Evaluation I: Multiple Regression & Hypothesis Testing |
| CPP 526 | Foundations of Data Science I: Basic R Programming |
| TWC 554 | Information Technology and Culture |
| NLM 562 | Social Entrepreneurship |
| NLM 530 | Program Evaluation and Information Management |
| CIS 508 | Data Mining I |
| MKT 555 | B2B: Capturing Value Through Products, Services and Customer Solutions |
| MKT 520 | Co-Creating Value and Innovating Through Services |
| COM 515 | Communication in the Workplace |
| GIT 535 | Website and E-Commerce Strategies |
| MKT 571 | Digital Marketing Applications and Analytics |
| NLM 510 | The Nonprofit Sector |
| NLM 515 | Nonprofit Organizational Behavior and Principles of Management |
| MKT 520 | Delivering Outstanding CX Through Service and Digital Experiences |
| LDT 503 | Design of Effective Communications |
| CRD 569 | Adv Tourism&Recreation Studies |
| LDT511 | Emerging Trends and Technologies for Learning Design |
| NLM 572 | Community and Social Innovations |
| MKT 502 | Marketing Management |
| CMN 503 | Theories of Social Technology |
| NLM 565 | Grant Writing |
| GIT 550 | Digital Workflow in the Graphics Industry |
| TWC 521 | Principles of Web Authoring |
| GIT 502 | New Media Internet Technologies |
| FMS 503 | Media Industries |
| GIT 550 | Design Team and Process Workflow |
| CRD 569 | Advanced Tourism and Recreation Studies |
| MKT 562 | Advanced Analytics for Marketing Decisions |
| MKT 540 | Global Management |
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FOR 525 | Forensic Science and Governance |
| FOR 550 | Ethics in Forensic Science |
| GTD 503 | Technology and the International Political System |
| HSD 501 | Sceince and Technology Policy |
| HSD 515 | Science, Technology and Public Affairs |
| MAS 510 | Science and Religion: Cosmologies and Worldviews |
| PSY 503 | History and Scope of Psychological Science |
| PSY 506 | Advanced Cognitive Science |
| SDS 528 | Communicating Data Science |
| SOS 513 | Science for Sustainability |
| SOS 517 | Sustainability and Enterprise |
| SOS 526 | Sunstainability Science: Interactions Between Human and Environmental Systems |
| SOS 527 | Environmental Ethics and Policy Goals |
| SOS 536 | Food Systems Sustainability |
| SOS 544 | Climate Change, Society and Sustainability |
| MLS 512 | Exploring and Expressing Ideas |
| MLS 510 | Communicating in Complex Cultural Environments |
| MLS 503 | Ethics, Science, and Culture |
| ISS 502 | Advanced Seminar in Integrated Social Science |
| ISS 504 | Advanced Integrated Theories of Social Science |
| ISS 512 | Integrative Ethics in Social Science |
| ISS 518 | Science, Technology and Social Systems |
| COM 520 | Crisis Management and Communication |
| COM 540 | Conducting Communication Research |
| COM 519 | Social Influence and Persuasion |
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HCD 501 | Population Health Data Management and Analysis |
| HCD 502 | Foundations of U.S. Health Systems and Design |
| HCD 520 | Population Health |
| POP 575 | Social Determinants of Population Health |
| TPH 501 | Foundations of Public Health I |
| TPH 502 | Foundations of Public Health II |
| TPH 550 | Data Science for Public Health |
| TPH 551 | Public Health Technologies |
| TPH 553 | Health Technology and Equity |
| TPH 555 | Health Communication, Behavior and Technology |
| TPH 556 | Public Health Technology Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership |
| TPH 557 | Public Health Technology Ethics, Policy and Law |
| COM 520 | Crisis Management and Communication |
| COM 519 | Social Influence and Persuasion |