Master's in Media Communication - Journalism

Multimedia and multiplatform journalism. Watchdog journalism. Independent documentary.

Point Park University's innovative Master of Arts in Media Communication equips students with the tools to do real-world journalism and produce compelling documentaries using cutting-edge tools and distribution channels.

In an ever-changing media landscape, journalists can find a career edge by developing expertise in specific subject areas. Pursuing this journalism initiative track, you will graduate with an extensive portfolio of journalism or public relations work directly related to the concentration.

Students choosing to focus on journalism research write long-form works such as magazine-length pieces, a series of in-depth newspaper stories, or a book.

Students choosing to focus on public relations complete integrated marketing campaigns of the caliber of the region's top public relations and advertising agencies.

At Point Park, Pittsburgh's only Downtown university, you'll engage in a more active, more real, more professional education. You'll have professors who teach from their own real-world experience when you pursue a degree from among more than 100 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs that we offer.

You'll have access to successful, working professionals within your field. You'll have internship and job opportunities with leading companies and organizations. And you'll have the limitless cultural and entertainment opportunities that only a world-class city can offer.

Our Downtown Pittsburgh neighborhood offers pristine parks, riverfront trails, and hundreds of shops and restaurants. It's home to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

It's a place where more than 140,000 people come to work each day and where more than 7,000 people (including 1,000 Point Park students) live. It's a dynamic city center that makes a dynamic college experience possible.