Advance Your Communication Skills
In Findlay’s fully online Master of Arts in Professional Communication, you will learn and practice a wide variety of advanced communication skills. A corporate communications M.A. will prepare you to serve any organization’s communication needs with professionalism and sophistication, from creating digital and social media to managing interpersonal communication and conflicts.
Our program’s unique design allows you to incorporate the work from your current work projects into your coursework. Many courses allow you to propose projects you can use directly in your current field, or help you prepare for a career change.
$16,200 total tuition
$540/credit hour x 30 credit hours
Complete in 2 Years
Customize your classwork to correspond with your work projects
Current work projects count toward course assignments
Sample Courses
Our communication master’s degree includes a variety of courses designed to support your career goals, such as:
COMM 501 – Ethical Development and Promotion of Organizational Culture
COMM 502 – Persuasion and Public Opinion
COMM 503 – Strategic Communication in the Digital Age
COMM 504 – Digital Media and Communication Campaigns
COMM 505 – Communication Research Methods and Data Collection
Customize Your Path with a Professional Communication Emphasis
The Master of Arts in Professional Communication is designed to be flexible, career-focused, and tailored to your goals. Choose from a wide range of emphasis areas that align with the industries, causes, and communities you care about most.
Areas of Emphasis:
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Applied Linguistics
Explore the structure and function of language in real-world contexts—ideal for those in education, translation, or global communication roles. -
Environmental, Safety & Occupational Health Management Communication
Learn to craft effective messages around safety, sustainability, and compliance—essential in today’s complex regulatory and environmental landscapes. -
Human Resource Management
Develop the communication tools needed to lead teams, manage talent, and shape workplace culture. -
Leadership
Strengthen your ability to inspire, influence, and drive change through strategic communication. -
Marketing
Master audience analysis, branding, and messaging strategies to connect with customers and drive impact. -
Media and Communication
Navigate and shape the media landscape, from digital storytelling to public relations and mass communication. -
Persuasive Communication
Study the art and science of influence—whether in campaigns, advocacy, sales, or organizational settings. -
Technical Communication
Bridge the gap between complex information and clear understanding, with skills in documentation, UX writing, and instructional design.
Admission Requirements
- Submit an application form.
- Submit official transcripts, which can be in the form of attested credentials from a University-recognized document verification agency, of all college-level work. Transcripts should show the candidate possesses a baccalaureate degree from a University-recognized accredited institution, except for first-professional doctorate-degree holders, specifically when no baccalaureate degree was offered (e.g., PharmD, etc.). Students should have a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or have a minimum cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from a previous master’s degree. This includes classes from all institutions attended. Students who have a 2.75 cumulative undergraduate or graduate grade point average may be considered for conditional admission, but must attain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in the first nine hours of the Master of Arts in Professional Communication (MAPC) program to be fully admitted.
If your native language is not English and you have not graduated from an English speaking university in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or Canada, you must also submit an English language test score. You will be either directly admitted or conditionally admitted based on your English language test score. Visit the international admissions website for more information.