Lawrence Campus

Edwards Campus

The University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications offers a professional graduate program that leads to a Master of Science degree in journalism.

The program emphasizes professional preparation, the ability to think critically and to perform in converged media. The Journalism Grad Program offers three courses of study: News and Information, Strategic Communications and Marketing Communications.

News and Information prepares students for work in broadcast, magazines, newspapers and online. Strategic Communications prepares students to work in advertising, marketing and public relations. These courses of study focus student attention on new media, innovative forms of dissemination and media economics and management. They are offered on the Lawrence Campus.

The Marketing Communications course of study emphasizes the integration of marketing communications specialties. The curriculum is an advanced series of courses requiring a minimum of two years of professional experience in marketing communications or other media-related fields. It is offered on the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kansas, and is designed for part-time, evening study to accommodate working professionals. For more information about Marketing Communications visit our blog at kumarcomm.wordpress.com.

NEW: The joint MSJ and JD degree program combines into approximately three and one-half years of full-time study the Master of Science (M.S.) in Journalism and the Juris Doctor (J.D.) programs offered by the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the KU School of Law. The joint degree program in journalism and law is designed to offer students academic grounding in both disciplines to prepare them for the professional practice of journalism, law or a combination of media law.

The information presented here represents the most current, official guidelines and policies for the School of Journalism's graduate program.