Master of Communications Management

Welcome to the Master of Communications Management (MCM) Program, offering professional communicators, communications executives, educators and entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to earn a postgraduate degree while continuing to earn a living. We specifically designed this part-time program with you in mind, letting you balance work and life while building a powerful network of lifelong friends and colleagues. That's the MCM advantage. 

What is MCM?

The Master of Communications Management is a partnership degree offered by McMaster University and Syracuse University for professionals in the areas of public relations, public affairs, government communications, government relations, health communications, community management, community engagement, public participation, advocacy, stakeholder relations, consulting and communications management.

The degree combines the academic and professional expertise of three academic units (CSMM, DeGroote School of Business and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications) to offer Canada's only communications management graduate program.

The best of communications research, strategy, law, ethics and theory combined with core business management courses in strategic planning and finance, marketing, management studies.

Additionally, the MCM offers social media strategy and management, conflict resolution, crisis management, reputation and brand management and leadership.

Who is MCM for?

Professional communicators and executives working in corporate communication, public relations management, consulting, government, healthcare, not-for-profits, agencies or the education sector.
Professionals seeking to transition into the education sector.
Young professionals seeking to fast-track into management.

Busy professionals looking for self-paced, online study in the convenience of their home or office in a learning model that builds a supportive learning community of successful fellow students, alumni, researchers and instructors.

Why should I enroll?

Complete your master's degree in two years with six brief on-campus residencies at McMaster University plus conveniently scheduled online sessions
Network with engaging faculty, communication peers, and colleagues from a variety of backgrounds and geographies.

Application deadline:

The deadline for October 2017 applications is July 31, 2017. We review applications and make admission offers on an ongoing basis. However, there is only one intake annually in October.

MCM in the News...

Martin Waxman publishes Marketing Magazine article on going back to school in the MCM
MCM professors Dave Scholz and Alex Sevigny presented the Leger-McMaster Social Media Reality Check 3.0 data to CPRS Toronto
MCM faculty member Alex Sévigny, APR, appeared on CBC’s Power and Politics to discuss declining civility in the American primary races
Frank Vassallo named CEO of Kemptville District Hospital - First MCM alum to become CEO of a large organization
MCM professor, Dr. Terry Flynn, APR, FCPRS receives professional and academic honours
MCM professor, Dr. Alex Sévigny, APR, does TEDxMcMaster talk on “Mindfulness: Communicating Mindfully for Success.”
The MCM program has been accepted as a member of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
Christine Szustaczek, recent MCM alumna, has won the prestigious Sharon Little APR Award for excellence in graduate studies. This is the second year in a row that an MCM alum has won this award.
Heath Applebaum, MCM Alum (MCM’09), is the featured professor at the University of Guelph-Humber this week
More MCM in the News...
For more detailed information, please contact
Janice Peltier at 905-525-9140 ext. 27534 or by email at peltier@mcmaster.ca.

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