Master’s Programs
In our three master’s programs, we provide a hands-on education for real-world challenges. Our students know what they want to do to change the world; we teach them how to use the latest strategies and tactics to go out and do it.
We offer a one-of-a-kind experiential curriculum that provides the knowledge, practical skills, and ethical grounding necessary to succeed in the fields of politics, communications, and advocacy.
Political Management
Today’s politics demands professionals. Whether at the ballot box or in the halls of government, adept political management separates winners from losers.
We teach students the strategies, tactics, and mechanics that get results in politics. The Political Management master’s program offers a cutting-edge, hands-on curriculum that teaches the “how” and not the “what” of politics.
Along with a rigorous core curriculum, we offer electives across four clusters: applied proficiencies, electoral politics, advocacy politics, and global politics.
This program is offered on-campus, online, or in a hybrid format on a term-by-term basis (Ex. a student can take their classes on-campus in their first fall term, then switch to online for the spring term).
Legislative Affairs
To succeed on the Hill, you need a clear understanding of how Congress operates, how procedure shapes outcomes, and how entities like constituents, lobbyists, and the executive branch affect the legislature.
For more than 40 years, the Legislative Affairs master’s program has helped launch and enhance careers in legislatures around the world by teaching students how to leverage their chamber’s rules and customs.
This prestigious program is the only master’s degree in the nation exclusively devoted to applied politics in the legislative arena. The program can be completed online or in a hybrid format. Classes meet at the Hall of States on Capitol Hill.
Public Relations and Communications
Capturing the public’s attention and earning trust are ambitious, often elusive, goals. You’ll gain first-hand insights on how to meet these challenges from a diverse field of leading PR practitioners.
You’ll learn the latest skills, big-picture strategic thinking, and real-world approaches in media relations, crisis management, international PR, and public affairs.
GSPM's professors are world-renowned experts with experience in everything from Fortune 500 companies and non-profits to the highest ranks of journalism and government.
This program is offered only online.