TEI of Western Macedonia

TEI of Western Macedonia began their Department of Public Relations and Communication at their Kastoria campus in 1999, making it the first program of it's kind in the Greek Higher Education System. The four year program emphasizes practical and specialized knowledge of the PR and communication fields.

Students at TEI take many communication-based courses, much as they do here at James Madison; however they do have a wider selection of PR classes than they do here, and they go into more depth in certain areas (such as Principles of Marketing, and International Communication and Public Relations).

Students are also required to do Practical Training during their 8th semester in the program, where they work 5 days a week for 6 months in the PR field before they can receive their degree. During this time they can implement the skills and knowledge they acquired in their coursework. They then give a dissertation about their experiences before graduation.

The department takes part in the European project Erasmus and is a member of Euprera (the European Public Relations and Education and Research Association). The department also organizes conferences and symposia which helps it's students make contact with professionals and provides information for it's students and the academic community.


http://kastoria.teikoz.gr/pr/html_eng/index.php

University of Westminster

The University of Westminster allows you "a chance to specialise in public relations while studying in London, the hub of Europe's PR industry". The university offers both a BA and a MA in public relations, within their school of Media, Arts, and Design, much as James Madison offers a Public Relations Concentration within their Communication Studies program. The courses at Westminster include intensive training by active PR practitioners. Students gain a good understanding of the media in general, and journalism specifically, while studying journalist techniques and media theories from the perspective of the Public Relations Industry.

During the three year BA program, students gain concrete skills, from running a press conference, to constructing websites and written work, to developing and running PR campaigns. These skills are very similar to the skills stressed in the public relations program here at James Madison: we take several public relations- specific writing courses as well as designing and analyzing public relations campaigns in our senior-year capstone course.




Information:
http://www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/media/public-relations/ba-public-relations

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First Response

 I posed a few questions to the graduate program at NYU. I asked the graduate admission counselor a few questions about the Master's program in Public Relations and Corporate Communication. Their master's program offers a wide variety of classes as well as a Capstone project, which students can focus on international public relations. Ms. Schlam wrote me back with some useful information.

 "The M.S. in Public Relations and Corporate Communication has some classes that deal with international issues, and some students complete their internship at corporations that deal with international issues. We do not have the option for graduate students to study internationally at this point. All classes are completed on site in New York City. Students who are full-time complete the degree in 1 ½ - 2 years. Part-time study can range from 2-5 years. As a graduate student you are eligible to partake in research with faculty members. The Capstone project acts as a thesis or senior presentation to conclude your degree."

Emily Schlam

Graduate Admission Counselor

New York University

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Beginning of the project

This blog was created for an International Public Relations project at James Madison University. We are interested in exploring public relations education around the world. We wanted to create an online dialogue about different programs that exist. Any information is welcomed!