Master's (M.A.) in Public Communication
Public Communication >> Master's (M.A.) in Public Communication
Degree Requirements
The public communication graduate program offers a 30-credit program with full-time and part-time options.
Core courses for all programs (18 Credit Hours):
- COMM-640: Principles of Strategic Communication
- COMM-642 Public Communication Management or COMM-646 Public Communication Practicum or Both
- COMM-644: Public Communication Writing
- COMM-735: Public Communication Theory
- COMM-738: Research Methods in Communication
- COMM-744: Public Communication Seminar
Electives (12 Credit Hours):
Full-time and part-time students select three elective courses that relate to their area of specialization from graduate offerings in the School of Communication or other University departments.
In the weekend program, the following electives are offered:
- COMM-531 Political Communication
- COMM-536 Entertainment Communication
- COMM-539 International Public Relations
- COMM-540 Social Marketing
- COMM-541 Crisis Communication
- COMM-596 Selected Topics: Internet Advocacy Communication
At AU, your classes provide you with hand-on experiences and opportunities to learn from the pros. Frequent speakers, seminars, workshops on-campus and visits to research firms, political communication firms, and nationally recognized public relations organizations help you to fully prepare for your future.
Your professors not only share their own professional expertise; they invite top communication experts to participate in class activities. The program features projects that put you to work for real-world clients, producing media plans, communication strategies, press kits, Web sites and other tools.
Class "clients" have included small community groups as well as large, nationally recognized institutions such as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery. Students frequently hold internships with these and other comparable organizations.
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