Public Relations degrees

Studying public relations

Public relations (PR) is often studied alongside other subjects like marketing, advertising or media. During a PR degree, you’ll develop an understanding of how to communicate on behalf of an organisation to a target audience, preparing effective messages and choosing the appropriate PR channel. You’ll learn about safeguarding and improving an organisation’s reputation and brand, covering everything from crisis management to creative skills. As well as learning theory, you’ll be able to hone your PR, marketing and communication skills through practical experiences like work-based projects and placement opportunities. The PR landscape is ever-evolving as social media continues to overtake traditional media platforms as the preferred method of communication for organisations. As such, newly skilled PR professionals are more in demand than ever. You could work in a variety of PR, marketing and communications roles as a graduate.