One of the major knocks on PR is that it tends to be an academic dead end. Without any major post-graduate work in the field, advancing in the PR industry often means getting
an MBA, something many PR execs seem averse to. But now there's an alternative: The Texas Tech University College of Mass Communication has been approved for a doctor of
philosophy in mass communication program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The program will focus on the integration of different approaches to studying mass
communications and the convergence of all media. PR will be part of the doctorate's curriculum...Contact: Tiffany Tubbs-Berry, [email protected].
New Doctorate Program Takes Pulse of PR…
