The Department of Arts & Humanities at National University welcomes applications to its online M.A. program in Strategic Communications. The next cohort starts in March 2019. *About the Program:* Throughout the Master of Arts in Strategic Communications, you will learn to operate in an increasingly complex and interdependent global environment and acquire the theoretical and practical foundations for developing strategic communications programs and campaigns. Each course provides an essential stepping-stone on the way to planning, executing, and evaluating effective strategic communications efforts. The degree is very versatile in order to provide you with the means that you may apply to your chosen career paths. As a result, you can develop and strengthen several skills including the following: persuasion, audience analysis, campaign planning and development, understanding of uses/features of traditional and new media, research methods, crisis evaluation and management, ethics/ethical norms for media industry, decision-making, problem-solving, project planning and management – as well as interpersonal, intercultural and organizational skills for the workplace. Finally, in the capstone course, you will put together a professional portfolio to display and present material developed throughout your coursework – this is a fundamental tool for students who are getting ready to apply for jobs or promotions. *Faculty* Our interdisciplinary faculty includes communication professionals, as well as established and emerging researchers who specialize in a variety of fields such as social and digital media, public relations, marketing, crisis communication, and more. *Class format & requirements* Our classes are intensive 4-weeks long classes, fully online. We offer weekly online seminars - these are also recorded so students always have the option to watch them asynchronously. The program include 10 core courses. *Career Options* The Master of Arts in Strategic Communications equips you with the tools necessary to launch professional communication careers in a variety of private, public sector, and non-profit organizations. The program provides you with a great combination of theoretical and practical skills that enable you to be competitive in the marketplace. *For more info about the program: *contact Federica Fornaciari, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Academic Program Director ffornaciari@nu.edu *or visit the program website:* https://www.nu.edu/OurPrograms/CollegeOfLettersAndSciences/ArtsAndHumanities... *For info about graduate admission/ to apply* *:https://www.nu.edu/admissions/graduate/ <https://www.nu.edu/admissions/graduate/>* *About National University* National University is a San Diego-based nonprofit founded in 1971 by retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Chigos. As the largest private nonprofit university in San Diego, our mission is to provide accessible, achievable higher education to adult learners. A pioneer in the digital space, we’ve offered online classes for more than 20 years. For more info about National University: https://www.nu.edu/ouruniversity/theuniversity/ Thanks, *Federica Fornaciari**, Ph.D., Assistant** Professor* *Academic Program Director, MA Strategic Communications * National University College of Letters and Sciences Department of Arts and Humanities 11255 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, California 92037-1011 Email: ffornaciari@nu.edu