U.S. Ink produces letterpress and web offset black and color inks exclusively for the newspaper industry. Circulation in Texas totals almost 772,000. In each area, students pursue a mix of theory and practice courses. They do their work in one of the nation's best-equipped facilities.
All students learn to write and edit stories electronically, using modern computer techniques.
Many journalism students also work on The Daily Texan , recognized as one of the top student newspapers in the nation. Graduates of the department have an excellent employment record nationally. The University of Texas System includes branches in all major regions of the state. The system is composed of fifteen component institutions and is supported in part by the Permanent University Fund, which includes 2.1 million acres in West Texas. The nine academic institutions are U.T. Arlington, U.T. Austin, U.T. Brownsville, U.T. Dallas, U.T. El Paso, U.T. Pan American, U.T. Permian Basin, U.T. San Antonio, and U.T. Tyler.