Overview

Join one of only a few dedicated public relations majors in the state. Our program prepares you to manage strategic communication and relationships with various organizational publics in any industry or sector. You can also get hands-on experience by joining our chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and the student-run PR firm Panther Communications.

 Upon graduation, you will be able to design and implement strategic communication programs and campaigns to help organizations succeed and make a difference. The growing PR profession offers exciting career opportunities. Our graduates launch successful and fulfilling careers in social media management, sports communication, corporate media, health promotion, political communication, event planning, media, investor, and alumni relations, fundraising, consulting, among many others. If you enjoy communication, problem solving, and strategic planning, public relations is the right major and career for you.  

Additional Opportunities for Public Relations Majors:

• Accelerated Graduate School Program. If you want to pursue graduate studies in strategic communication, you might be interested in our graduate school option that enables qualifying public relations students to start earning credits for our A. in Communication Studies during their senior year. Students proceed to complete their graduate degree in just three semesters. 
• 3+3 Accelerated Law School Program. Do you want to go to law school? As a public relations major, you can complete your undergraduate coursework within three years at Â鶹¹ú²ú and start law school at Northern Illinois University during your senior year. This means that you can obtain your B.A. and law degree within 6 years total. Learn more about this opportunity here.

 

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations

Completion time: 51 semester hours required for the major and 120 hours required for graduation

Internships:

Students can apply internships as elective credit hours (up to six) toward graduation. The internship coordinator and the director of the B.A. in public relations will assist students in the process. 

Resources

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- Program Sheet
- 4-year Course Sequence
- Curriculum Sheet

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