HPR and Education

Some questions that keep popping up in my head as I do this report are:

• As this sector of public relations increases will pr studies in universities begin to have courses on Hispanic relations?
• Will there one day be a Hispanic Public Relations major?
• Does HPR need universities to offer courses specialising in Hispanic relations or is the knowledge about the different Hispanic divisions within the population something one cannot simply learn through a university course?

Already Florida State University is offering an online course in Hispanic Marketing Communication. Below I have posted a link to the press release.

http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&id=7793&cha=6

I personally believe universities, specifically those located within a large Hispanic market, will offer courses on HPR or Hispanic Communications. As the industry grows as will the demand for universities to incorporate it in their curriculum. I however do not believe that HPR practitioners will need to study HPR in university in order to be successful. On the job training and gaining experience through working in the industry, I believe, can also be a good form of education. I feel this way about public relations in general however, not just HPR.