Public Relations Concentration

 

The Public Relations concentration prepares students for careers in areas including public relations, advertising, fundraising and development, politics, and nonprofit work. This concentration provides students with the fundamentals of public relations writing and persuasion, as well as social media strategy, campaigns, dealing with controversy, theory applied to practice, crisis management, and generally how to manage relationships between organizations and their audiences.

For more information about our Public Relations concentration view our academic catalog.

 

Career Opportunities

There are a wide variety of jobs available to those who study public relations. Here are some examples of public relations jobs: program coordinator, copywriter, editor, lobbyist, public affairs specialist, relationship manager, spokesperson, community relations director, reputation manager, crisis manager, public relations account executive, fundraising coordinator, to name a few.