As a journalism major, you will spend your junior and senior years at Messiah's Philadelphia Campus in collaboration with Temple University. In this way, your education will combine the benefits of a Christian liberal arts college with the advantages of a large public university. Practical Experience Messiah features an excellent field studies program which provides you with hands-on experience in a variety of settings. At the Philly Campus, some students have completed practica with Philadelphia magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications. Careers and the Journalism Major Your journalism degree includes training in basic communication skills as well as expertise in a concentrated area.
Many students choose to continue their studies in graduate school.
However, depending upon your chosen concentration, you may wish to seek an entry-level position with a weekly newspaper or a small periodical or magazine. Advertising agencies and advertising and marketing departments in business firms and the mass media provide other career opportunities. The public relations field offers graduates an expanding role in areas including industrial affairs, urban problems, health services, athletics, and ecology. Still other students pursue careers in photojournalism or the broadcast media. Messiah College offers you a broad liberal arts base from which to study journalism.