Marshall University Public Relations Academic Program

Welcome to the online home for the Marshall University Public Relations (MU-PR) academic program! Marshall University offers both the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.J.) degrees in public relations.

Our program has won countless Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and other major awards since its inception in 1977. Since 2009, our program has earned 55 state and regional (six states) awards from PRSA, the premier professional and scholarly organization for public relations professionals in the United States. For more information on the program visit the School of Journalism and Mass Communications website.

If you have questions about our program, please contact Dr. Terry L. Hapney, Jr., associate professor of public relations, at 304-696-2735, hapney@marshall.edu, or via the social media outlets listed above. We look forward to hearing from you.