Experience writing scripts, running cameras, editing film and all other types of technical work will assist students in landing important internships and jobs. Class sizes in the mass communication department are 15-20 students maximum. A multitude of opportunity abounds. Global Exposure Students in Southwestern's program study are offered the opportunity to study mass media outside of the United States culture to get a feel for what other countries are doing. This type of activity is virtually unheard of in smaller mass communication departments.
Every class has a project focus where students apply what they are learning.
As stated earlier, the degree is skill focused so a large part of the classes is actually doing radio, video and television production. In other classwork, students are encouraged to apply what they are learning through small group exercises, presentations and reports. For example, in one class students are divided up into newspaper staffs, given a days events and photos and told to come up with what they will report in that day's newspaper, what event will be the cover story and which photographs they will run. They then hear reports from the other groups and discuss and compare differences. No Textbooks Mass communication is an extremely current field.