Become a more informed media consumer by understanding mass communication processes in diverse cultural, social, legal and ethical contexts. The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication nationally accredits the advertising, electronic media, broadcast journalism, print journalism and public relations emphases. Our student newspaper, The Spectator , has been honored the best non-daily campus newspaper in the region by the Society of Professional Journalists. Students can gain great experience by participating on our award-winning Forensics Team, which ranked ninth in the nation during the 2000 National Forensics Association competition and 11th nationally during the 2000 American Forensics Association competition. Students gain valuable information and experience by joining the Society of Professional Journalists and the Advertising Federation, both on-campus student organizations.
Internships provide valuable, hands-on experience for dedicated students.
Small classes, individual attention. Students are also encouraged to be involved in extracurricular activities such as their high school newspaper, yearbook or forensics. No student may have both a major and a minor from the department of communication and journalism.