Why join the Public Communication Masters Program?

• Improve or build your communications skills.
• Craft effective, persuasive message to targeted audiences.
• Plan and implement media strategies.
• Understand international and cross-cultural public relations.
  
  

Who should apply?

• Public relations or social marketing professionals who want to sharpen their communication skills and gain hands-on experience.
• Communication professionals who want to advance in their career.
• Non-communication professionals who want to change careers.
  
  

What are the benefits of the weekend program?

• Earn your masters degree in 20 months without interrupting your career.
• All classes are on Saturdays.
• Stay with the same group of students (cohort), enhance your skills and develop your network.
• No GRE required and a streamlined application process.
• NEW!  Merit funding available.  Apply by August 1, 2011 for priority consideration.
  

What alumni say about the program

"Participating in the weekend Public Communication graduate program empowered me with the knowledge shared by a first-rate faculty, and the connections achieved by engaging with other working professionals. These gave me a perspective that allowed me to establish my own communication firm which has grown to encompass offices in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. In short, the weekend cohort experience is second-to-none."
- W. Douglas Wendt, President, Wendt Partners

“The knowledge, skills and abilities that I gained from the graduate program in communications helped me move to the next level in my career.  And the program was the perfect prelude to taking the accreditation in public relations (APR) exam, which has also made me more marketable in a competitive job market.”
– Amy Philpott, APR, Senior Vice President of  Communications, Watson/Mulhern LLC