A master’s degree in communications prepares graduates for a number of careers.   Many of our alumni are professionals in media management, creative fields, research, teaching, or are practitioners in the various media industries.

Professors and students take advantage of top media industries located nearby in the Los Angeles and Orange Country.  Internship opportunities are available for students without previous media related experience to help you get started in your career. On-the-jobs training provides valuable experience and networking contact for future employment.

The program offers courses in four distinct areas: advertising, entertainment, journalism and public relations.  Students customize their study plans to meet individual goals.   Our courses in advertising prepare you for entry or advanced level positions in any number of basic advertising activities. These include creative copywriting, layout and design, media planning, media research, account planning and account management in either advertising agencies or advertising and marketing departments in industry.

Entertainment is a flourishing industry in Southern California, and our program includes courses relating to the field to help you find practitioner and management careers in travel and tourism, event planning, music and sports promotion, and venue management.

Our courses in journalism  provide a stepping stone toward your publication and management goals. Many of our graduates enter careers at major newspapers or magazines, or become successful broadcast journalists.

Courses in relations provide preparation in both theory and practice of two-way communication and management counsel for prospective professional public relations careers in business, industry, agency, government, and non-profit sectors of society.