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James Madison University Master in Communication and Advocacy
James Madison University

Master in Communication and Advocacy

Harrisonburg, USA

2 Years

English

Full time

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Aug 2025

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Introduction

Students enroll in the Communication and Advocacy program because it equips them with the knowledge tools they need to effect positive change in the world. Students learn how to advocate, not only for themselves, but also for social and political change, marginalized communities, and other individuals or groups in need throughout the world. With its small cohort approach, the program benefits from the perspectives of both domestic and international students.

Why Communication and Advocacy at JMU?

The program offers a cutting-edge curriculum that prepares students to be skilled and ethical advocates in the face of rapidly changing 21st-century issues, contexts, and communication technologies. The program offers advanced research and training in communication and advocacy with concentrated coursework in environmental communication, health communication, and strategic communication. The program is ideal for students pursuing academic careers as well as professionals seeking to advance at work.

Our M.A. program in Communication and Advocacy provides you with the skills to be a voice for change in the world.

Whether it is through interpersonal advocacy as an ombudsperson in the workplace or as a patient advocate in a hospital, working at the community level as an outreach program coordinator with elderly populations, or advocating at the national and global levels as a public relations manager for an environmental nonprofit, our graduates are prepared to be an advocate for change.

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