The School offers two graduate programs. Each emphasizes individualized inquiry into communication phenomena in a lively intellectual environment and is relatively small, permitting students and faculty to work together as a community of learners.

All graduate programs start in the fall semester. Review of applications for the graduate programs begins January 10 for the following fall. Students seeking financial aid should apply by that date. For more information, see Admission or download the School of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduate Studies Handbook.

In addition, the School engages in a variety of activities for the enrichment of students, faculty, and the entire campus. Speakers visit campus each year under lectureships funded by the John F. Murray and Leslie G. Moeller Fund. In addition, guest speakers are funded through the Hearst Visiting Professionals Program and the Hageboeck Daily Iowan Visiting Professionals Program.