Undergraduate Studies

Undergraduate Studies

Perfect the art and science of telling the story

Through classroom and hands-on learning, our students develop innovative, multimedia skills and gain a critical understanding for how stories and messages are effectively crafted, shared and understood.

Degrees

Advertising

Advertising

Enroll in a top-5 nationally ranked program educating future leaders in creative and advertising careers.

Entertainment & Media Studies

Entertainment & Media Studies

Innovate through skills and conceptual courses for careers in film and television entertainment.

Journalism

Journalism

Serve industries and communities through audio, visual and written storytelling in the digital media world.

Public Relations

Public Relations

Learn essential and versatile skills in traditional and new media for effective communication in the 21st century.

Certificates

Double Dawgs

The Double Dawgs program creates programs for qualified students to earn an undergraduate and graduate degree within a five-year timeframe.

The Latest

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InternViews: Andrew Caldwell

InternViews is a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience. Andrew Caldwell, an entertainment and media studies major, works as a production intern for Adult […]

Students explore future career options through Grady College’s 2025 Summer Media Academy

Nearly 70 middle and high school students from around the country explored Grady College majors firsthand during the Summer Media Academy in June. Four programs were hosted at Grady College […]

InternViews: Lily Aldrich

InternViews is a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience. Lily Aldrich is a journalism and atmospheric sciences double major who currently works at WCNC, […]

InternViews: Sophia Desderio

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience.   Sophia Desderio, a public relations student, is in Philadelphia this summer for a […]

Intern Views: Ana Escamilla

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience.   Ana Escamilla is a rising fourth-year journalism major with a minor in sports […]

InternViews: Shannon Lorusso

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience. Shannon Lorusso is a public relations master’s student with a journalism BA working […]

Events

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Anne Hull Book Reading and Signing

Join the MFA Narrative Nonfiction cohort in partnership with Barnes & Noble for a discussion with author Anne Hull. She will talk about her book “Through the Groves,” a memoir discussing her life growing up in central Florida as land is being cleared for Walt Disney World. The event is free and open to the public. This event will take place at Barnes & Noble in Athens, 3650 Atlanta Highway.

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MFA Narrative Nonfiction Student Readings

Join us for a celebration of our MFA Narrative Nonfiction students as they read from their class works. This event takes place at Hendershot’s in Athens at 237 Prince Ave, and is sponsored by Lucky Dog Press.  

AEJMC 108th Annual Conference

Make plans to attend the 2025 AEJMC Conference at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis August 7-10 in beautiful San Francisco, CA. Pre-conference day is Wednesday, August 6. More information can be found at: https://community.aejmc.org/conference/home

Fall 2025 Alumni Board Meeting

Save the date for the fall 2025 Alumni Board meeting. More details will be announced closer to the date.

Prospective Student Day

Register here to join us at Grady College Prospective Student Day!

Fall 2025 Board of Trust Meeting

The Grady College Board of Trust will meet at the College on October 17, 2025.

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Your media career starts here. Choose from four majors: Advertising, Entertainment and Media Studies, Journalism and Public Relations.