Kristin Gray Senior Copywriter Younkers Journalism Degree Grand View journalism professors believe that in order to become a professional business communicator, students need to learn practical aspects of journalism as well as build a solid liberal arts background. The Journalism major provides writing, editing, and layout experience from beginning to advanced levels.
Students prepare for careers in newspapers, in-house publications, or public relations.
Program requirements Journalism majors are required to complete 44 semester hours in communication. All students who major in journalism must achieve a 2.2 or better GPA in their major. An immediate journalist Beginning with freshman year, students may work on the weekly newspaper, The Grand Views, which is completely student produced. Student internships on The Grand Views provide important experiences in writing, editing, layout, and managing a newspaper. Students learn the basic principles of photography as well.