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Oct 31, 2025
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
Public Relations, MA
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The Master of Arts in Public Relations is an online program that provides students with a core liberal arts education that emphasizes advanced knowledge of public relations theory and professional strategic communication skills. It prepares intellectually open and aware lifelong communicators who engage with local, regional and global communities and creates ethically grounded workforce leaders for the Public Relations field.
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Admission Requirements
Standard Admission Requirements - A preferred undergraduate GPA of 3.0
- Three appropriate letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
- Resumé
- A 450-500-word statement of purpose, including reasons for pursuing graduate work in this field and specific interest and experiences in this field
Bridgewater State University offers students enrolled in the BA in Communication Studies program the opportunity for early acceptance into the MA program. Early Admission for BSU Undergraduates The Early Admission MA in Public Relations program is designed for current undergraduates at Bridgewater State University who would like to earn BOTH an undergraduate degree and MA in PR degree in as little as five years. Students accepted into this program can take up to three (3) graduate courses at the undergraduate tuition rate and credits will be applied toward both their undergraduate and MA in Public Relations degrees, saving both time and money. The courses that can be taken (with a minimum grade of “B-“) are: COMM 517 - Strategic Public Relations
COMM 518 - Strategic Writing and Media Relations
COMM 519 - Strategic Public Relations Research Early Admission Application Requirements - BSU undergraduates with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 based upon four years of course work or a 3.0 undergraduate GPA based upon work completed in junior and senior years
- Three letters of recommendation, with preference given to academic letters of reference
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
- Resumé demonstrating potential for leadership and academic achievement made evident by activities during undergraduate public relations, communication or other relevant studies or professional career
- A 450-500-word statement of purpose, including reasons for pursuing graduate work in this field and specific interest and experiences in this field
- Applicants to the MA in Public Relations program should contact the Graduate Chair
Required courses (12 credits)
Electives (15 credits)
Complete 15 credits selected from the following: Capstone requirement (3 credits)
Complete one of the following: Total minimum credits: 30
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