MA in Strategic Communication | Social Enterprise

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Turn Your Passion for Good into a Professional Reality with Liberty’s MA in Strategic Communication – Social Enterprise Degree Program

Liberty University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Strategic Communication – Social Enterprise is designed for individuals aiming to enhance their communication skills within the context of social businesses and nonprofit organizations. This online program seeks to help equip you with the expertise necessary to develop effective communication strategies that promote positive social change. Through a curriculum that combines communication theory with practical skills, you can explore how to craft compelling messages, navigate web and new media, and utilize design thinking to solve real-world problems in social enterprise.

The aim of this program is to help you prepare to pursue a career as a communication director, public relations specialist, digital advertising professional, and more. The topics you study will be tailored to working with businesses and organizations that seek to make a positive impact on society. By analyzing how strategic communication can be used as a tool for sustainable social change, you can prepare to help social enterprises transform communities for the better.

Your officially conferred degree name will be Master of Arts (MA) in Strategic Communication – Social Enterprise.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Online Master’s in Strategic Communication – Social Enterprise Program?

Choosing Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Communication – Social Enterprise offers a variety of benefits! One of the primary advantages is our institutional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). This accreditation ensures that our programs meet rigorous academic standards and provide a high-quality education.

Additionally, our online social enterprise master’s degree is offered 100% online, with the goal of allowing you to pursue your degree from anywhere with an internet connection – so you won’t have to relocate or interrupt your current professional engagements. The online platform is designed to be user-friendly and supportive, ensuring that you can easily access course materials, participate in discussions, and complete assignments on your schedule (as long as assignments are submitted by their respective due dates). Whether you’re a working professional, a parent, or have other important commitments outside of school, our online master’s in strategic communication seeks to help you enhance your skills without sacrificing other areas of your life.

Not only that, but our program boasts a faculty of experts who bring a wealth of experience and specialized knowledge to their teaching. These instructors are not only academically qualified but also seasoned practitioners in the fields of strategic communication and social enterprise. This blend of academic and practical expertise helps enrich the learning experience, allowing you to gain insights grounded in real-world applications and current industry practices.

What Will You Study in Our Strategic Communication and Social Enterprise Degree?

Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Communication – Social Enterprise offers a comprehensive curriculum that aims to equip students with advanced skills in creating impactful messages and strategies for social organizations. Throughout this program, you’ll delve into crafting compelling narratives and leveraging the latest digital tools to enhance communication effectiveness.

The core courses in this master’s degree explore topics such as strategic storytelling, communication theory, and media analysis. You’ll also analyze core aspects of video, social, and mobile promotion as well as examine how to help digitally driven organizations grow and flourish. Additionally, you’ll study a wide range of established and emerging media technologies used by various organizations in communicating specific messages to diverse audiences.

Within the social enterprise specialization, you’ll explore web and new media in relation to human-centered design and development. In addition, your courses will cover preparing and planning communication for community relations as well as improving corporate communication in order to lead, motivate, persuade, and inform different audiences. Whether you’re working in nonprofit or corporate settings, you can learn about important tools for managing, developing, handling crises, and conducting public relations. To round out your studies, you’ll examine how to use design thinking to solve problems in innovative ways.

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Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.

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If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:

Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.

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Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:

Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
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An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.

If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

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These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.

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