Build the strategy behind winning communications in health, politics, sports, the arts, consumer insights and more. Learn to create and manage media as well as analyze media performance in this exciting digital landscape. Just look at AI’s profound impact on how we learn and communicate. Media Science helps you understand audiences to tell impactful stories.

  • Concentrations in Health, Politics, or Market Research Communications
  • Internship opportunities, including optional semester in London
  • 3-semester media science program
  • No GRE required
  • Merit scholarships awarded to 80% of students as part of admission process
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Alumni in Media Science and Marketing Communication Research

From Product Manager at TikTok to UX Researcher at Google, our alumni do well.

MS in Media Science alumni have careers in media planning, content creation, message development, analysis and more. They span fields like advertising, public relations, politics, healthcare and international relations.

MS in Marketing Communication Research alumni (within Media Science) are directors, CEOs, founders and more who help organizations improve communication. They work for brands and consumer insights companies, sometimes founding their own research organizations.

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The Art and Science of Communications

From Health Messaging Strategies for Vaping Prevention and Cessation Among Youth, to Physiological Response to Political Advertisement, BU Media Science faculty provide insights to strategically create, distribute and evaluate the best media messages.