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Communications

The science and practice of communications is an area of expertise and engagement across Georgetown schools.

Faculty across disciplines specialize in areas ranging from political communications and media relations to technological innovation. The university also offers a number of communications and journalism programs, including an executive master’s degree in Global Strategic Communications. Georgetown’s Washington, D.C., location provides students access to career opportunities at an array of internationally recognized public relations firms and journalism, communications, and media organizations.

Select Academic Programs

Minor in Film and Media Studies

The Minor in Film and Media Studies combines three emphases—media history and theory, experiential learning in media creation, and media and social justice—that are grounded in the program faculty's understanding of the study of media to be inextricably linked to questions of power, rights, human development, and self-determination.

M.A. in Language and Communication

The Department of Linguistics sponsors this M.A. program in the study of sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and pragmatics. Students learn how to use these skills to solve concrete problems in workplace settings, institutions, and professions that depend largely upon language to accomplish their goals.

Minor in Journalism

The Minor in Journalism, housed in Georgetown's English Department, offers undergraduate students an opportunity to practice journalism and explore critical literacy and scholarly critique in the field of journalism.

M.A. in Communication, Culture, and Technology

Communication, Culture, and Technology is a graduate program at Georgetown University. The program explores the relationship between changing technology and changing cultures, including research, government, media, business, and communication.

Master of Professional Studies in Journalism

The Master of Professional Studies in Journalism Program in the School of Continuing Studies offers a comprehensive, hands-on curriculum that helps students develop and master the core reporting and writing skills that are essential to journalism, while emphasizing the contemporary digital and entrepreneurial skills that place them in high demand in this ever-changing world of content creation and distribution.

Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications

The Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications program in the School of Continuing Studies provides students with the opportunity to learn strategic thinking, clear writing, and digital best practices through a curriculum immersed in a global perspective that offers multidisciplinary learning experiences and unique opportunities to work with professional clients.

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

Center for Social Impact CommunicationGeorgetown Unit

The Center for Social Impact Communication in the School of Continuing Studies promotes industry standards for responsible communication practices and educates current—and future—social impact leaders who create positive change around the world…

Communication, Culture, and Technology ProgramGeorgetown Unit

The Communication, Culture, and Technology Master of Arts Program explores the relationship between changing technology and changing cultures, including research, government, media, business, and communication.