Graduate

Master of Professional Communication (MPC)

Admissions

For further information on deadline dates, English language proficiency and the online application, please visit or contact the Graduate Admissions Office.

Minimum Academic Requirement

• Four-year undergraduate Bachelor's degree, or equivalent
  
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 / 4.33 (B), or equivalent, in the final half of the program
  

Information on how to apply can be found at http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/admissions. Please see information on professional communication specific requirements below.

Statement of Intent

You are required to submit a brief statement (about 500 words) that should address the following:
   

• your reasons for graduate study in Professional Communication;
  
• the research interest(s) you may wish to pursue in your major project;
  
• how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the MPC program;
  
• your career objectives and how the MPC program relates to them.
  
  

Résumé/CV

Please submit an updated résumé noting your education, work experience, skills, career achievements, awards and publications, and highlight how your previous studies and experiences have prepared you for graduate study at Ryerson University.

Letters of Recommendation

Two Letters of Recommendation are required for each application. The two recommendations should be from academic referees – former professors or research supervisors familiar with applicant’s abilities. One recommendation may be substituted with a professional letter from a previous employer.

Sample of Work

Provide two samples of verifiable written communication products, at least one of which will demonstrate an ability to conduct in-depth academic research. These will be examples of your work that best demonstrate your communication capacities and may include academic papers, reports, brochures, blogs, essays, etc. These samples will not be returned to you. For each sample submitted, provide the name, affiliation and contact information for an individual (e.g. professor, employment supervisor) who can verify your role in the production of the material. In the case of broadcast media products, please provide contact information for the media outlet/organization. For each sample submitted, please submit a paragraph stating the title of the work and describing the background of the product, your role in the creation of the product, and how the product demonstrates your communications capacities (maximum 300 words per sample).

Electronic sample submissions are strongly preferred. However, if you encounter difficulty emailing your samples you may also mail a hard copy to our Graduate Admissions Office (Graduate Admissions Office, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 2K3). Note, do not send your samples to the Professional Communication program office.
All other admission materials must be emailed to the Graduate Admissions Office.

To review a listing of all required admission documents, please refer to the Material Checklist.