You’ll dive into public relations practice in your very first semester. In foundations PR courses, including Introduction to Public Relations and Public Relations Writing, you’ll write starter press materials, conduct audience research, and deliver team presentations. In Consumer Behavior, you’ll test your research skills and train on industry-standard media intelligence databases as well as conduct consumer research and monitor the media. This research experience gives you an in-demand skill set early on in your studies. During your senior year, you’ll probably be working on your second internship, strategically networking with industry professionals, and developing your resume and portfolio. In courses like Strategic Media Relations, you’ll learn to pitch stories to the media, develop backgrounders and media lists using CisionPoint—one of the most comprehensive media databases on the market available to students through our participation in Cision's University program—and provide media training to real-life clients. And you’ll enroll in our PR Campaigns capstone course.

Students must submit all official educational records of high school, secondary school or college/university work. Official educational records not written in English should include an English translation when possible. In some cases this may require applicants to submit a “leaving certificate” or “graduation certificate” along with their translated, certified educational record. Official educational records not written in English should include an English translation when possible. Proof of English language proficiency is required for admission to the college if English is not your country’s primary language.