Global Communication

As a Global Communication graduate student, you will find this program has a multidisciplinary approach that helps you develop the intellectual knowledge and practical skills to address ever-changing issues and crises around the globe. The M.A. in Global Communication program is a rigorous academic program that prepares you both intellectually and professionally for exciting careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. You will learn about the fascinating and rapidly evolving global information environment. As a future or advancing professional in the field, you will learn how to work in this environment and communicate effectively with audiences worldwide.

There is flexibility for your interests and career plans, the connections that can be made from being at GW and in DC, the academic and career support from our student service experts are all part of the GW graduate student experience.

Program of Study

Global areas are selected to complement the background and interests of the individual student. Courses composing the focus areas may be offered through the Elliott School or SMPA, as well as other departments at GW.

If you find you’re interested in contentious politics in the Middle East, or the changing economies in Latin America or the rich diversity of Africa and its diaspora, you can choose a regional field to fulfill your elective requirements.

Global Capstone is the culminating experience and signature project for Elliott School graduate students. You will bring together the skills and theory you'll gain through your studies in the Global Capstone course experience. This collaborative work produces a real-world, policy-based solution for a real-world client facing a challenge or issue you'll be working to address in your career after graduation.

When you're ready to apply to the program, you will need to follow the graduate admissions process, including completing and submitting the online application with all of the required materials 

• Graduate Admissions 

There are also certain prerequisites that applicants must meet to be able to apply to the program. 

Smart Power blog is the official blog of the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication. 

Each year, IPDGC hosts a Senior Foreign Service Officer appointed by the U.S. Department of State as part of an initiative to develop the relationship between the university and the diplomatic communities.