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Public Diplomacy (Practitioner and Mid-Career Professional) (MPD) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The mid-career Master of Public Diplomacy is for students with at least five years of public diplomacy experience and is taught over a single calendar year, beginning with a summer course and ending with a research paper.

Duration: 1 calendar year; 24 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need at least five years of experience in public diplomacy (international advocacy, publicity/public relations, broadcasting, cultural or exchange work); see the Admission Requirements section in the School of Communication.

USD 60,936 a year (2026-27). Estimated first-year tuition for the Public Diplomacy Mid-Career Professional Track: 24 units, all taken in the first year, at $2,539 per unit; excludes fees and living costs. Source

Master of Accounting: students can start in the summer (Summer Intensive Program, mid-June to mid-August) or the fall; all students graduate at the end of the spring semester in mid-May.

Master of Accounting (MAcc): application opens August 7, 2026; international applicants and priority deadline January 10, 2027; domestic non-accounting majors (summer start) April 1, 2027; domestic accounting majors (fall start) May 1, 2027; application fee $120.

Public Diplomacy (MPD): application deadline January 15, 2027; the USC Graduate Admission Application opens October 1, 2026.

Online Executive Master of Health Administration: application fee $105.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.usc.edu/

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