Master of Arts in Professional Communication

Communications, marketing, professional writing combine them all into one degree through our Professional Communication master's program and accelerate your career, no matter which field you're in. Develop your marketing and communication skill sets to meet the growing demand for new-media professionals. Our master's program in Professional Communication combines marketing, communications and professional writing studies into one degree, with dynamic courses like interactive document design, marketing tactics, social media and applied research methods. Gain real-world experience by working with clients to form effective marketing strategies, performing communication audits and diving into research studies that will have you analyzing quantitative and qualitative data. And experience it all alongside engaged, tech-savvy faculty with diverse professional backgrounds.

A bachelor's degree from a college or university certified by a regional accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education. A bachelor's degree from non-regionally accredited institutions may be considered acceptable for admission. These are reviewed by the Admission and Appeals Committee.
A current resume outlining academic and professional experience
A letter of interest explaining how the candidate's academic and/or professional experience and goals align with the MA program
Official transcript(s) documenting a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The applicant must send one transcript from each college or university attended, except YSU, to Graduate Admissions in Coffelt Hall.
Three completed recommendation forms
Evidence of graduate-level writing and critical thinking skills in the form of any one of the following:
a 5 to 10 page individual writing sample,
or a score of 3.5 or higher on the GRE Analytical Writing assessment,
or a score of 155 of higher on the GRE Verbal assessment.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 79-80
TOEFL PBT - 550
213 on the computer-based test
In addition to the College of Graduate Studies admission requirements, applicants must have completed at least one course in each of the following areas:
principles of microeconomics,
principles of macroeconomics,
statistics, and
calculus.