Why study at COM?
Ranked by Forbes in 2011 as the most innovative city in the world, Boston is the ideal location to gain hands-on experience in professional communication while earning a world class graduate degree.
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Thank you for your interest in Boston University’s College of Communication (COM). Opened in 1947 as the School of Public Relations, the first U.S. school of its kind, COM is devoted to providing thorough, professional and theoretical training in every major communication discipline. Boston is the sixth largest media market in the United States, yet its size is never overwhelming, providing a big-city feel in a more manageable setting. Our classes are small, so you get to know your professors, as well as your fellow classmates.
Our application deadline for Fall 2012 has passed. We do not offer Spring admission. We will begin accepting applications for Fall 2013 in September. Our deadline is February 1st. Only applications that are completed by our deadline will be considered for admission. Please feel free to be in touch if you have any questions throughout the application process.
Explore Our Graduate Programs
- MFA in Film (Film Production)
This two-year terminal degree program enables each student to develop his or her unique vision as a filmmaker and to graduate with a short film and a feature-length screenplay.
- MFA in Film
(Film & Television Studies)This is a four-semester, 64-credit program leading to a Master of Fine Arts degree. The program is devoted to giving students a solid, broad-based education in film, television and media studies.
- MFA in Film (Screenwriting)
Students completing the two-year graduate program will earn an MFA in Screenwriting and be prepared to place, sell, and/or produce their work in the film and television industry.
- MS in Media Ventures
This 12-month, three-semester program is focused on the business of creating innovative content in the 21st-century entertainment media landscape. Students study in Boston & Los Angeles.
- MS in Television Production
This program recognizes that graduates must meet the challenge of cultural, economic and technological change as they pursue careers in production, management and programming.
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- MS in Broadcast Journalism
The three-semester program offers training in new and traditional media platforms while stressing the importance of ethics, content, accuracy, writing and multimedia skills.
- MS in Business
& Economics JournalismThe program accommodates students with or without previous experience in business and economics. Student reporting appears in newspapers, business journals and the Web.
- MS in Journalism
Our graduate programs are designed to produce graduates trained to analyze and explain the complex events of our times as well as raise journalistic standards in all media.
- MS in Science Journalism
Students in this program investigate, analyze and narrate scientific and medical findings, issues and concerns, focusing on the untangling of complexities and controversies for a lay audience.
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- MS in Advertising
The program is designed to prepare students to work in advertising in agencies, media companies and marketing communications organizations. Some will be prepared for doctoral-level studies.
- MS in Mass Communication
Students in this program obtain a background in general communication skills while concentrating in one of two areas: applied communication research or communication studies.
- JD/MS Mass Communication
& LawThis dual degree program allows the student to acquire a law degree and a master’s degree in mass communication in an accelerated program of seven semesters.
- MS in Public Relations
This degree is developed to recognize that in today’s society, public relations professionals are employed in a wide variety of settings in business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
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