Professional Communication (M.A.)

The master’s program in Professional Communication serves students seeking to advance their education beyond an undergraduate degree. The master’s program can help you achieve your goals, whether you are looking to enhance your career in broadcasting, business, education, new media, or social services; or if you are preparing to enter a Ph.D. program.

Our program emphasizes three areas of specialization:

• Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Theory
• Media Criticism, History, and Theory
• Rhetorical Criticism and Theory

The program meets the needs of students who work full time. During fall and spring, most graduate courses are scheduled once a week in the evening. During summer, an additional course is offered. Students can take one class a semester, or go full-time and complete the program in less than two years.

Program Highlights

• The development of problem-solving skills
• The ability to research and analyze information
• An enhanced understanding of argumentation and writing
• Support from the Mastodon community
• A prestigious Purdue degree

PFW provides quality education, combined with personalized, one-on-one attention to ensure student success. And the flexibility of online learning helps students design course schedule around their lives. PFW has the resources and commitment to provide valuable online degree programs at an affordable course. Online courses now cost the same amount as their on-campus equivalents, and banded tuition applies. Convenience is clearly a benefit in online learning courses.