Overview

By emphasizing the skills and values of journalism, this program in Journalism - Public Relations at Indiana University Bloomington prepares you to orchestrate and coordinate a communications campaign of any scale or purpose.

Through a series of introductory-level journalism courses and public relations offerings specifically tailored to make you an expert in your field, you’ll learn the ins and outs of what it takes to create and mediate a message, and how those messages function for brand representation and in society at large.

Key Facts

What you’ll learn

to write, report and edit for clarity, concision and effectiveness
to be an efficient verbal and visual communicator, and to craft appropriate and carefully tailored messages through that communication

to understand the functionality of public relations campaigns and the principles and concepts key to their development

Careers

In this concentration, you’ll learn how to develop a campaign and manage a crisis, as well as the theory behind the discipline.

You’ll graduate prepared for a public relations career at a corporation, government agency or nonprofit organization in a variety of positions, such as media specialist, communications director or marketing strategist.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media

Story Lab

Honors Media Law in the Digital Age

Communications Law

Techniques of Data Analysis

Journalism Specialties

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bloomington, United States

Disciplines

Journalism Public Relations View 323 other Bachelors in Public Relations in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

115

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TOEFL^® IBT

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed online application

Common Application essay or Apply IU 200-400 word IU-specific essay

Academic records

Demonstration of English proficiency

Financial documents

Application fee or waiver

SAT or ACT exam scores (optional)

Letters of recommendation (optional)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

42294 USD / year

≈ 42294 USD / year
Out-of-State

42294 USD / year

≈ 42294 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12142 USD / year

≈ 12142 USD / year

Living costs

Bloomington

United States

1071 - 1733 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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Credits

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Tuition Fees

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