Public Relations professionals design and implement strategic communication plans to help organizations build beneficial relationships with their various publics. Graduates have opportunities to work in the world of PR within corporations, agencies, health organizations, government, and entertainment. MTSU's accredited program blends the best of theoretical and hands-on approaches. Proximity to Nashville gives students access to media professionals, internships, and jobs. The program offers a challenging and comprehensive curriculum, excellent faculty, state-of-the-art PR lab, and an active Public Relations Student Society of America chapter. Get started by selecting the Advertising/Public Relations concentration in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media.

MTSU's School of Journalism and Strategic Media offers work leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in Journalism. Concentrations are available in

Advertising-Public Relations: Advertising
Advertising-Public Relations: Public Relations
Journalism
Media Studies
Sports Media
Visual Communication

Graduates specializing in public relations should find plenty of job opportunities in today's highly competitive business climate and market reach via multiple media platforms. Career possibilities await in agencies that represent clients, in industry from healthcare to entertainment, in organizational settings from education to religion, and in other non-profits and government.

Campaign manager
Communications specialist / executive
Community relations director
Corporate communications director
Creative/art director
Employee/internal communications
Entertainment industry publicist
Government public information officer
Healthcare communications specialist
Marketing consultant
Marketing manager
Marketing materials designer
Media relations specialist
Non-profit communications manager
PR agency account manager
Press secretary
Public affairs director
Public involvement coordinator
Public relations specialist/executive
Social media strategist
Special events manager
Speech writer