Persons interested in Journalism must have curiosity, a sense of social responsibility, a strong sense of ethics, an interest in people, and the ability to write quickly and accurately. Word processing ablility is essential. A journalist must be persistent and able to work under any conditions, including odd shiftes and night assignments. The primary goal of the Journalism major is to help educate students for careers as writers, reporters, editors, and photgraphers. Careers are with newspapers , magazines, television, and increasingly, on-line publications on the Internet.
Opportunities also exist with publications departments of government and industry.
Courses in the major emphasize the skills and professional procedures used by journalists and the literature and context necessary for an understanding of journalism and mass communications as they relate to society. The Journalism major helps students establish a basic foundation in journalism skills, traditions, problems and issues through required courses in news writing, reporting, reporting methods, law of mass communications, and news media ethics. Students majoring in Journalism must take a University-approved minor. Here you will find a listing of all the work study jobs on campus. If you do not receive federal work-study, there are other places to work on campus that do not require this.