Diploma in Public Administration and Management at Cape Breton University

Work with accomplished professors in a small and motivating environment as you build your knowledge of the principles and theories of human communication. You'll graduate prepared for several careers as well as competitive doctoral programs in Communication.

Develop the skills to evaluate and apply theory and research methods in our rigorous master's in communication program. You'll work with faculty on independent research, conference presentations and other scholarly projects.

Over 75% of our faculty have published a considerable work of scholarship within the last two years.

Our program allows you to develop research projects of your choosing. Students in the past have co-authored or co-researched projects on the #metoo movement, civility in political debates, social support during campus crises and more. Over half of our previous MA students have presented their research at an academic conference.

Additionally, you can gain teaching experience as a graduate teaching assistant, teaching undergraduate communication courses. GTAs receive substantial teaching preparation and a tuition waiver and stipend. This is extremely valuable if you're planning to pursue a doctoral program afterward.

Approximately 25% of our students continue in a nationally-recognized doctoral program. The rest pursue careers in business, non-profit work, marketing, higher-ed administration and more.

The Speech Education Specialization is designed for the person who plans to become a communication educator. While the emphasis is primarily on secondary education, the area can serve as a specialization for teaching higher education as well.

The Multimedia Journalism option focuses on the preparation of students for careers in all aspects of news production. Our students learn to tell stories and report information that will be distributed on multiple platforms. On our NEWS3 TV newscast, students learn to gather news, cover news events, edit news packages and produce and direct half-hour live newscasts that reach Macomb and McDonough County viewers. Students will also learn to write for print and digital-based media. There are opportunities to be reporters and anchors (news, weather and sports), as well as to produce and direct newscasts. Many of our students also contribute to the student-run newspaper, the Western Courier.