The American University School of Communication has multiple areas of study, a variety of degree options, and flexible schedules to fit your unique needs
The Journalism division offers an intensive, full-time 33-credit M.A. program with specializations in either Print or Broadcast Journalism. Professionals who want to earn an advanced degree while continuing to work full time may be interested in our Weekend graduate programs in Interactive Journalism, which focuses on writing for an online audience, or News Media Studies, a program that takes an academic look at the role of the news media in modern society. Many of the students in the News Media Studies program hope to teach at the University level.
SOC’s Public Communication division offers an M.A. in Public Communication in three formats: full-time, part-time or on weekends. The generous number of electives allow students to concentrate their degrees in specialized areas such as international or political communication, advocacy, or marketing.
Students in the Film and Media Arts Division may choose to complete the M.A. in Film and Video or an M.F.A. in Film and Electronic Media on full-time or part-time basis. As with our other degrees, graduate film students enroll in a substantial number of electives, allowing a degree of customization of the degree to fit their interests and career goals. Professionals who want to complete a master’s degree while working full time, the M.A. in Producing for Film and Video is the perfect fit.
All of SOC’s weekend programs are made up of a cohort of 18 to 20 students who complete the degree in 20 months with classes held only on Saturdays. The cohort system provides a built-in support group with Weekend students taking all 10 of their classes together.
