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Public Relations
Explore Marquette : Majors & Minors : College of Communication: Public Relations

Image is Everything.
Public Relations: Talking on the phone

If you’re cool under pressure, a team player, a problem solver and a strong speaker and writer, check out a career in public relations. A PR professional handles crisis communication and builds and maintains good will, understanding and reputation for organizations in virtually every field, from business, entertainment and government, to tourism, education and health care.

Weave your own Web

THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE

THE REAL DEAL. Marquette’s is one of only a few PR programs in the country to have a full-fledged department devoted to public relations. Most schools simply offer a group of PR courses through other departments.

WEAVE YOUR OWN WEB. Establish your professional network with Milwaukee’s public relations community through the Public Relations Student Society of America and required internships.

LEARN FROM THE PROS. Faculty members bring professional experience (some up to 20 years) to the classroom. Professionals from Marquette’s urban environment offer a complementary perspective as part-time faculty.

INTERN — IT'S REQUIRED. Work for organizations like the American Red Cross, Harley-Davidson, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Summerfest, the American Diabetes Association, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Department of City Development and major league sports teams.

GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES. Like your writing classes in PR, which are limited to 18 students per class. You’ll know your professors, and they’ll know you.

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Suggested Curriculum

 Your major courses blue.

FRESHMAN
Introduction to Communication
Media in Society
Rhetoric and Composition I
Histories of Cultures and Societies Elective
Philosophy of Human Nature
Foreign Language I & II
Logic
History Elective


SOPHOMORE
Contemporary Presentation
Media Writing
Public Relations Principles
Advertising Principles
Introduction to Visual Communication
or Theatre Appreciation
Diverse Cultures Elective
Modern Elementary Statistics
Science and Nature Elective
Literature Elective
Principles of Microeconomics

JUNIOR
Internship in Public Relations
Strategic Research for Advertising and Public Relations
Marketing Communications Design and Production
Public Relations Writing
Communication Studies Elective

General Psychology
Introduction to Theology
Theory of Ethics
Literature Elective
Introduction to Marketing

SENIOR
Public Relations Campaigns
Ethical Problems of Mass Communication
Public Relations Elective
Media Law
Minor/Elective Courses
Theology Elective

Government Building WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO
Marquette graduates typically work for public relations firms or for the public relations departments of Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, government, hospitals and universities.
Recent employers include:
• U.S. Army Public Affairs,
   the Pentagon
• Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
• Edelman PR (Chicago)
• Green Bay Packers
• Hill and Knowlton Inc. (Chicago)
• Miller Brewing Co.
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
• Offices of state and federal legislators