Academics
Originally, The Annenberg School offered only M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. However, in the fall of 1976, Annenberg began offering an undergraduate major for the University of Pennsylvania. The undergraduate major in communication consists of 14 courses, 11 in communication and 3 in other departments, selected by students according to their interests. The school also offers many internship, study abroad, and public service opportunities, and encourages interdisciplinary study.
Annenberg's M.A. program was discontinued in the 2000s, so that students who apply to the school's graduate program can only apply for a Ph.D. The Ph.D. program runs for 5 years, during which students are encouraged to do field research and study abroad.
The Annenberg School for Communication houses several centers and projects with branches and partnerships in many different countries in the world:
- Annenberg Public Policy Center
- Adolescent Risk Communication Institute
- Annenberg Classroom
- Annenberg Political Fact Check
- Student Voices
- National Annenberg Election Survey 2008
- Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and School Funds
- Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research
- Center for Global Communication Studies
- Annenberg Children and Media Lab
- Institute for Public Service
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