Communication
About the Program
Shape the Story
Earn your MA in Communication with a track in Strategic Communication Management (100% online) or Creative Services Management (courses offered online and low-residency). Advance your expertise by learning how to strategically craft messages through different mediums, communicate with clientele in a variety of settings, produce creative content, and manage communication campaigns.
Customize Your Degree
Creative Services Management (Track)
Focus on media production and enhance your skill sets in creative services that support corporate entities, news organizations, or public relations and advertising firms. Most coursework can be completed online.
Strategic Communication Management (Track)
In this 100% online track, you will learn the theory and principles to engage in traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and organizational communication with a managerial focus.
Captains Career Course (CCC)
U.S. Army CCC trainees may earn up to 9 pre-approved credit hours toward their degree.
Just the Facts
Total Credit Hours:
30 Hours
Delivery Format:
Online, Hybrid
Completion Time:
3 semesters (full-time)
Academic Unit:
Department of Communication
Additional Resources
Program Highlights
Your Academic Experience
- Connect with local communication professionals through our partnerships with WRBL News, PRSSA, and WCUG Radio.
- As a U.S. Army CCC trainee, you can earn up to 9 pre-approved credit hours toward MA in Communication.
- Run our In-house Radio Station - WCUG 88.5 FM
- Industry Internships - Georgia's $6 billion film industry, local PR firms and more
My time at the communication department has given me so many opportunities to not only better my education but also up my portfolio. I've been able to work with nonprofits like Feeding the Valley and Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix-Russell. I've also gotten the chance to work with Uptown Life Group, the organization over fine dining restaurants in Columbus, Georgia like The Loft and Saltcellar.
Aron Moreno
Graduate Assistant
Our graduate program offers students insights into the world of strategic communication, enabling them either on their way to career advancement in the corporate world or on to more exciting, advanced graduate work leading to teaching and research opportunities. Having advised graduate students over the past three years — both in the courses they have taken with me as well as in their preparatory work towards writing their theses or professional project reports — I have had the opportunity to know first-hand how intelligent and enterprising our students are, and how dedicated they are to disciplined and rigorous academic work.
Ramesh Rao
Professor of the Department of Communication
What Can You Do With This Degree?
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Admission Requirements
Your Pathway to CSU
Program-Specific Admission Requirements
Some concentrations may have specific admission requirements. These are linked under each track above.
Institutional Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet our institutional admissions requirements to be accepted into Columbus State University.
