It’s not often that children take time to examine advertising and marketing messages—but that’s exactly what Rebecca Selby ’18 did as a young girl. “I cut out magazine ads to look closer at the images and words they used,” she explains. “I’d turn magazine pages to the side to see if I could tell which
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Simplifying the complex: That’s how Sonny Sultani ’11 views his role as a communicator. After earning a BA in Communication Studies from Northwestern in 2007, he began his career journey, working in engineering and sales before partnering with a family member to form SONNY+ASH, a Chicago-based augmented and virtual reality company serving the real estate
Kindred spirits: That’s what Randy Iden, faculty director for the Master of Science in Communication (MSC) program, calls the professionals who pursue an MSC at Northwestern University. Most incoming students have seen firsthand—based upon their own work experiences—how communication impacts an organization. “Externally and internally, to be part of that, is really powerful and fulfilling,”
Selecting the right people to submit recommendations on your behalf can be a difficult decision. Let’s take a minute to help you understand the process and maybe provide some insight in to how we use the recommendations in the application evaluation. We try to make the recommendation process as painless as possible for the people
Irving Rein earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently a Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. His primary research and teaching interests are popular culture, crisis management, and place marketing. He is also the author of many books on effective communication strategies, and currently researching the distribution and content changes
As Director of Curriculum and Non-Degree Programs for Northwestern MSC, Amy ensures courses provide specific learning outcomes, helps students understand how courses connect to each other, and creates overall cohesion of the curriculum under an umbrella narrative all while designing and executing non-degree Executive Education workshops throughout the year. What is your favorite aspect of MSC
The application to the MSC program at Northwestern University is fairly standard. We ask you to submit a resume, essay, recommendations, transcripts (no GRE or GMAT though) – and we conduct an admissions interview. The interview can be a source of anxiety for some applicants but that is not necessary. I would like to briefly
Michael Roloff received his Ph.D. in Communication from Michigan State University. He joined the faculty at Northwestern in 1978.Michael Roloff’s research and teaching interests center around interpersonal influence. He has published articles and offers courses focused on persuasion, interpersonal compliance-gaining, conflict management, organizational change, and bargaining and negotiation. His current research is focused on conflict
Michael Johnson is the Associate Director of External Programs, Internships and Career Services (EPICS) for the MSC program. In this role Michael provides career coaching for students and alumni of the MSC program. He also provides specific programming for students throughout the year including webinars and lunch presentations on a number of different career related