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Overview
Media and Public Affairs from Louisiana State University offers a focus on political communication through course study in partnership with the LSU Department of Political Science. Doctoral students may also pursue other avenues of research with a public affairs focus, and can take outside courses from many other schools and colleges including LSU’s internationally acclaimed College of the Coast & Environment.
Our faculty and current doctoral students regularly publish with top academic presses and leading journals. They win major book prizes, top paper awards and other recognition at scholarly meetings. With six endowed chairs and more than 40 endowed professorships, we attract a world-class faculty.
Students at Media and Public Affairs from Louisiana State University will:
- use a diverse set of empirical and theoretical approaches,
- get a broad preparation to study an evolving media landscape and the ever-changing public sphere.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Advanced Research Methods in Mass Communication and Public Affairs
- Experimental Applications in Mass Communication Research
- Independent Research: Mass Communication
- Special Topics in Mass Communication
- Thesis Research
- Professional Internship
- Professional Project
- Public Affairs Externship
- Dissertation Research
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 59
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
88 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Film, Photography & Media Media Studies & Mass Media Public RelationsAcademic requirements
GPA 3
GRE® 156 (verbal)
156 (quantitative)
4.5 (analytical)
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 59
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- You must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA, undergraduate and master’s.
- You must have earned a completed master’s degree or a terminal graduate degree (for example, an M.F.A. or a J.D.)
- We prefer to see GRE scores above 156 verbal & quantitative and above 4.5 analytical writing.
- Transcripts
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume
- Letters of Recommendation
- For TOEFL, we prefer scores above 100 on the internet-based test.
Tuition Fee
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International
29456 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29456 USD per year during 36 months. -
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In-State
12541 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12541 USD per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Baton Rouge
900 - 1400 USD /month
Living costs
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Funding
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