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Why choose Antioch’s master’s program in Strategic Communication?
Because this program is part of the Center for Creative Change, it is aligned closely with programs in related fields – management, organizational psychology, whole systems design and environmental studies. You have opportunities to interact and strategize with faculty and students across these programs while you specialize in communication theory and practice. Class time is concentrated to accommodate tight schedules. You can work while going to school.
Are there other benefits to studying in a Center for Creative Change program?
You are integrated with students from programs in Environment & Community, Management, Organizational Psychology and Whole Systems Design when you take six core classes and reflective practice seminars. Plus, you have opportunities to choose electives from these other Center for Creative Change programs to enhance your specialization in Strategic Communication.
Why Strategic Communication and not journalism, marketing or technical communication?
Antioch’s M.A. in Strategic Communication focuses on helping leaders gain the skills to develop and implement overall communication objectives, strategies and tactics with ethics and integrity. By understanding communication as a systemic process, you learn to frame and reframe issues to find areas of common agreement. You become a better listener, negotiator and facilitator with a focus on the social norms and culture of your target audience.
Graduate degrees in journalism, marketing or technical communication prepare you to produce specific kinds of documents or products so you can enter a specific type of job. As information technology advances at warp speed, these graduates often find themselves with obsolete credentials and must enroll in post-graduate training courses to keep pace.
How long does it take to get a master’s?
If you enroll full time, you can earn your master’s degree in 22 months. Part-time options are available as well. The convenient schedule – with courses offered in four-day weekend modules just once a month – means it’s easy to keep your career while you study for your degree.
What companies and organizations are represented among the students?
The variety of backgrounds greatly enriches your experience in the program. Because this is a new program, however, it’s too early to say who will enroll. Students in other Center for Creative Change programs are from a range of employers including large corporations, small, entrepreneurial start-ups, nonprofits and government agencies. Recent employers include: Airborne Express, Army Corps of Engineers, AT&T, The Boeing Co., Federal Reserve Bank, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Outward Bound, Starbucks Corp., Verizon Wireless, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Center for Ethical Leadership and Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
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