Members of our faculty are also active in professional organizations such as Public Relations Society of America, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, World Association for Public Opinion Research, International Association of Business Communicators, and the International Communication Association. In addition to our full-time faculty, we attract practitioners as visiting and adjunct professors and guest lecturers. They help to enrich the learning experience of our students and offer real world experiences in specialty areas of public relations practices. Classes in public relations are small, often with no more than 15 to 20 students per class. Many are taught seminar style, involving extensive discussion and interaction among students.
Some classes simulate real life activities, such as news conferences and on-camera interviews.
Clients for these classroom activities often are local social service and non-profit organizations such as the United Way and the American Cancer Society. Most students can finish their required programs in four years by taking a full load of courses each semester and by carefully planning their program of work. Take no more than 36 credit hours at Newhouse. Take the majority of their courses in the liberal arts and the social and natural sciences. Take a minimum of 18 credits in at least one field outside of communications.