Bowie State University College of Arts and Sciences
Organizational Communications (M.A.)
Bowie, USA
MA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The MA in Organizational Communications programme at Bowie State University prepares students for leadership in public, private and nonprofit organizations and doctoral study. The lockstep curriculum builds managerial skills and offers access to internet, labs and cable TV. It uses real organizational problems to teach presentations, interpersonal and group communication, communications audits, organizational development, crisis management and campaign planning.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter roles as public policy analysts, public relations specialists, corporate communications managers, communications consultants, organizational development specialists, media producers and crisis communications managers or pursue further doctoral study. Related paths include strategic communication, media management and communications.
The Master of Arts in organizational communications prepares students for responsible leadership positions in public, private, and non-profit organizations.
In addition, it prepares students for doctoral studies in human communications. This program is an innovative approach to meeting the challenge of a changing environment. The program contains several unique features, including the following:
- A lockstep format designed to provide a foundation in managerial and analytical techniques.
- Access to the Internet, electronic mail, and several computer laboratories for course-related activities.
- Access to cable television program production.
- A problem-solving environment providing real organizational problems in which to apply communications theories.
Program Objectives
The program makes provision for the student to acquire skills in:
- Effective presentations
- Effective interpersonal communications
- Group and organizational communications
- Performing communications audits
- Organizational development
- Telecommunications policy crafting and knowledge of major issues in international communications debates
- Desktop publishing
- Internet-based research
- New telecommunications technology
- Issue and crisis management
- Applied communications research
- Mediation and conflict management
- Planning and implementing communications campaigns.
Graduates from this program are prepared for careers in public policy, public relations, public affairs, telecommunications, communications management, communications consultancy, organizational development, organizational publications, research, and other fields needed by a wide range of organizations. Furthermore, the program also prepares graduates for doctoral degree study in human communications and related fields of study.
