SMPA is a pioneering teaching and research leader. Professor Silvio Waisbord is Editor of the International Journal of Press/Politics, an interdisciplinary journal for the analysis and discussion of the role of the press and politics in a globalized world.
Students at our annual Communications Career Expo network with a CNN recruiter. SMPA helps students pursue rewarding careers in media, journalism, and communications via internships, networking events, and employment workshops.
Graduate student Rachel Weisel and Professor Kimberly Gross, in partnership with the Project for Excellence in Journalism, studied how the media uses Twitter. Their findings were published in a groundbreaking report that garnered national press coverage.
Students line up outside GW's Lisner Auditorium before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speak at an event hosted by SMPA. The event was broadcast on CNN.
SMPA Faculty and staff use the flash studio for live and recorded professional programming.
Longtime political reporter and broadcaster Gwen Ifill of The Newshour with Jim Lehrer addresses students.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour and SMPA Director Frank Sesno interview five former U.S. Secretaries of State, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Warren Christopher, Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III. The free event was sponsored by SMPA.
SMPA students like you are very rigorous about their studies, but are also very engaged in the world around them. As a student in the heart of Washington D.C., you will want to do more than just take classes.
For some, that means coming to hear speakers who are some of the most prominent journalists and political figures in Washington. For others, it means working for GWTV, the campus television station based in the SMPA building, or working for the GW Hatchet, the Daily Colonial or the campus radio station. Or, it means working for the College Democrats or College Republicans or one of the many advocacy groups on the campus.
In other words, you are part of an actively engaged community that is proud of SMPA and proud to be studying at GW in the heart of the nation's capital.
Every SMPA student's email address should be on the SMPA listserve. Recipients receive the weekly SMPA newsletter with vital information about internships, events, faculty and the curriculum. To make sure you are listed, send an email to smpa@gwu.edu or call the SMPA 4th floor desk at 202-994-6227.
Here are some useful links to make it easier for you to navigate through SMPA:
Journalism and Mass Communication Links:
Journalism and Mass Communication Curriculum Worksheet For Students Who Enrolled At GW Spring 2011 and Earlier
Journalism and Mass Communication Curriculum Worksheet For Students Who Enrolled At GW Fall 2011 or Later
Journalism and Mass Communication Majors' Handbook
Journalism Minor Course Requirements
Political Communication Links:
Political Communication Curriculum Worksheet For Students Who Enrolled At GW Spring 2011 and Earlier
Political Communication Curriculum Worksheet For Students Who Enrolled At GW Fall 2011 or Later
Political Communication Majors' Handbook
General Links:
JMC/PCM Major Applications and Instructions
Graduation Student Petition Form
Study Abroad FAQ for SMPA Majors
Academic Calendar
University Bulletin
Internship Program Descriptions
Fall 2013 Course Descriptions
Summer 2013 Course Descriptions
Spring 2013 Course Descriptions
Student/Faculty Study on Media's Use of Twitter Released