To succeed in the rapidly changing world of media devoted to informing the public about governmental and political processes, you’ll need to understand how both government and the media work. The dual B.S./M.A. program in Communication Arts and Government and Politics will provide you with this knowledge and allow you to complete both degrees in just five years of full-time study.

While still working toward your undergraduate Communication Arts degree, you’ll enroll in four approved graduate courses in Government and Politics. These courses will still apply to your bachelor’s degree if for any reason you do not wish to continue at the master’s level after four years.

Career Outcomes

In the dual B.S./M.A. program in Communication Arts and Government and Politics, you’ll learn how to present government and political issues through a wide range of media, including: social and mobile media, television and radio broadcasting, advertising, and public relations. With your knowledge of the business, marketing, and management involved in media as well as the governmental structures and forces at play, you’ll be a desirable candidate for careers related to public media, non-profit and non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, public relations, marketing, lobbying and special interests, and more.

This course will also offer in College of Professional Studies.