PR education: The creation of PR degrees in the UK

Saturday, 29 December 2007

The first UK undergraduate degree was launched at Bornemouth in 1989
The first UK postgraduate degree was launched at Stirling University in 1989 followed by the Manchester Metropolitan University
In 2003 a research was conducted which revealed that there were 22 PR or similar undergraduate degrees in Britain
It is estimated that there are 500 students currently taking a PR degree

Reference: Exploring Public Relations- Ralph Tench/Liz Yeomans

Bather in the Stream of Consciousness said...: Do you know what the figures are worldwide? I bet there are tons of pr students out there...eek! How to find a good job...; 4 January 2008 at 19:56
Mirna said...: It seems that educational developments in the UK were stimulated by professional bodies. I read in PR: Critical debates and Contemporary practice (L'Etang and Pieczka) that in continental Europe PR is studied in departments of mass communications, in USA in departments of journalism and in UK mostly in departments of marketing and advertising. It would be interesting to research those differences..; 7 January 2008 at 04:38