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Apply to a Graduate Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming Information Sessions <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your next chapter starts here.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you’re coming straight from undergrad, ready to deepen your expertise before launching your career. Maybe you’ve been working and you’re ready for more\u2014more strategy, more specialized knowledge, more opportunities to lead. Either way, you’re here because you’re ready for what’s next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s exactly what graduate study at Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) is for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At COM, you don’t just study communication\u2014you practice it. From your first day, you’ll learn alongside faculty who are actively shaping their fields. And you’ll do it in Boston, one of the country’s leading hubs for media, technology, business, healthcare, and innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever your path, every COM program shares the same philosophy: graduate education should prepare you not just to enter your field, but to contribute to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experiential learning by design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A COM degree is designed to be put to work, not filed away. Long before graduation, you’ll be building your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, expanding your professional network, and creating a portfolio through client projects, published stories, original productions, research, and hands-on experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you’ll learn from people who know the works firsthand. Our faculty are industry leaders, researchers, journalists, filmmakers, strategists, and entrepreneurs who bring the latest thinking, tools, and practices into the classroom, and help shape the future of their fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning at COM extends far beyond the classroom door: <\/p>\n\n\n\n