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Master's Programs

Graduate application guidelines 

Nine master's degrees are offered at USC Annenberg.
  • Communication Management: Designed for working professionals, this degree program equips you with the skills to excel in today's interconnected marketplace. An exciting offering within this degree is the Online Communities track.
  • Global Communication: Spend the first year at the London School of Economics & Political Science and the second year at USC Annenberg.
  • Journalism: You have degree options in Print, Broadcast and Online Journalism.
  • Specialized Journalism: A 9-month program for mid-career journalists.
  • Specialized Journalism (The Arts): A 9-month program for artists and art practicioners.
  • Public Diplomacy: The first degree program of its kind in the world, the USC Annenberg Master of Public Diplomacy endows the next generation of international communication leaders with the necessary tools to manage public image on the world stage. In addition to the two-year degree program, there is a one-year option for practitioners.
  • Strategic Public Relations: Emphasizes communication problem solving, strategic thinking, applied skills and management, rather than communication theory; alumni work in all types of organizations.

We also offer dual degrees in Communication Management/Jewish Communal Services and Communication/Law, and have six post-master's certificates available.