College of Communication and Creative Arts Rowan University

Graduate Education at Rowan University

Rowan University is a top-ranked, medium sized public university in Southern New Jersey between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The university combines liberal education with professional preparation from the baccalaureate degree through the doctoral degree. Rowan provides a collaborative learning-centered environment in which highly qualified and diverse faculty members, staff members, and students integrate teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, and community service.

Rowan's nationally ranked academic programs offer the benefits of a classical liberal arts-based education enhanced by the latest technologies and hands-on experiences. More than 60 graduate programs are offered at the master's, doctoral, and certification levels.

Graduate programs are built on a student-centered foundation including access to outstanding professors, a significant research component, and real-world learning opportunities.

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The College of Communication at Rowan University

Graduate programs in the College of Communication offer students opportunities to expand and hone their skills as writers and problem-solvers for the Information Age. With a mix of theoretically informed and practice-driven classes, students acquire important research and writing techniques that advance their professional and personal goals in an increasingly complex and diverse society. The College of Communication graduate courses are designed to provide students with challenging and rewarding activities that enhance their professional development. Opportunities exist for graduate students to learn more about cutting-edge technology and the ethical practices of communication practitioners. In addition, numerous outreach programs provide students with practical application that relates to their courses of study. Students who graduate from the College of Communication master's degree programs are leaders in the communication industry, attend doctoral or MFA programs to further their studies, or become successful freelance authors and public relations practitioners.

MA in Public Relations

For more than 30 years, Rowan's MA in PR program has helped students build successful careers in public relations and its related fields. Rowan's program helps students become skilled public relations practitioners, as well as successful PR counselors and strategists.

Today, more than 500 graduates serve in key corporate, non-profit, and educational positions throughout the country. Others have successfully launched their own businesses, and nearly all are active in the profession's leading professional organizations.

The program is divided into 3 areas of focus: "Corporate Public Relations," "Educational Public Relations," and "Public Affairs." The emphases enable students to focus on specific areas of public relations based on their preferences.

Students may take 3-6 credits of internships, as on-the-job apprenticeships in public relations roles. Students must pass comprehensive exams, each with both a written and an oral component, to complete the MA program. Students also must write approved theses on any aspect of public relations or communication to complete the MA program.

MA in Writing

Since its inception in 1999, the Master of Arts in Writing has grown into a robust and dynamic program. It is an innovative, interdisciplinary degree that integrates the scholarship on composition and new media and the practice of creative, journalistic, academic, and electronic writing.

The program provides students with a strong theoretical foundation in writing studies through 4 core courses and offers several areas in which students may develop their personal and professional goals, including composition studies, creative writing/journalism, and new media.

The MA in Writing prepares students for teaching writing at the post-secondary level, for career advancement in journalism, and for advanced study in MFA and PhD programs. Students go on to publish their works in creative and academic ventures, to work as writers in professional and educational settings, and to teach in K-12 schools and community colleges.

The Integrated Marketing Communication & New Media Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS)

The Integrated Marketing Communication & New Media Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) benefits communication managers by helping them develop a greater understanding of new media and how it affects marketing communication in corporations, non-profits, and other organizations.

School Public Relations Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS)

The School Public Relations COGS offers a specific focus on the essential components of school public relations practice and helps educators and communicators become communication strategists and leaders for schools, school districts, and other educational organizations.

Writing, Composition, and Rhetoric Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS)

The Writing, Composition, and Rhetoric COGS for teachers and other writing professionals improves students' knowledge of contemporary theories, issues, and practices in writing and writing instruction. Students develop their writing abilities by analyzing their own writing and the writing of published professionals.

• Integrated Marketing Communication and New Media Certificate of Graduate Study Program
• MA Program in Public Relations
• MA Program in Writing
• School Public Relations Certificate of Graduate Study Program
• Writing, Composition, and Rhetoric Certificate of Graduate Study Program

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Master of Arts (MA)
  Certificate of Graduate Studies (CGS)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 21
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? Not reported

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Required and Required
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied34
• Accepted30
• Acceptance Rate88%
• Enrolled21
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $65
• Application Fee - International $200
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesGRE General Test, interview, minimum GPA of 2.8
• Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
• Application deadlines for financial awardsNot Reported
• Types of financial support availableCareer or Field-Related Internships, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Graduate Assistantships

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students51
• Female Percentage75%
• Male Percentage25%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students51
• Part-time Percentage47%
• Full-time Percentage53%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino6%
• Black / African American4%
• White / Caucasian75%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian6%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races0%
• Unknown9%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty7
• Full-time Percentage57%
• Part-time Percentage43%
• Female Percentage57%
• Male Percentage43%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchPublic school communications, public school public relations, corporate public relations
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported