KCR AM-FM, the campus radio station, offers students broadcasting experience. Student organizations include chapters of the Black Student Journalists Association, Society of Professional Journalists, the California Chicano News Media Association and the Radio-Television News Directors Association. These groups sponsor activities that provide opportunities to develop contacts with working professionals. Kappa Tau Alpha, the national journalism honorary society, also has a chapter on campus. Facilities - all writing courses are taught in the School's Macintosh laboratories where students use computers, simulating a newsroom environment.
Students edit and produce news programs in settings replicating professional environments.
To further explore career options in this field, visit the Career Services Website. The most important skill in journalism is the ability to write clearly, correctly, and succinctly. Students preparing for a major in journalism should build a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the English language and learn to type. Working for a high school or community college newspaper is recommended. For further information, please contact the School of Communication office for the name and phone number of the undergraduate advisors assigned to this major.