The Journalism major prepares students for careers in news, public relations, and related fields. As early as their freshmen year, students can produce multimedia stories for our award-winning student newspaper The Lumberjack, Osprey magazine, and KRFH radio station.
Our primary focus is on producing good, ethical journalists and media practitioners. But our goal is also to make students more critical thinkers about the media. Students learn ways to communicate information effectively and tell compelling stories across media forms. They study the role of the media in our society and how the media industries shape our culture and are affected by political and economic systems.
Possible careers for our graduating students include: news writer, reporter, editor, magazine writer, page designer, copy editor, photographer, television or radio reporter, news anchor, broadcast news director, producer, public relations representative, advertising director, sports information director, sports writer, online editor, and webmaster.
Preparation: In high school take English and government and work on school publications.
A bachelor’s degree requires a total of 120 units. For a description of degree requirements to be fulfilled in addition to those listed below for the major, please see “Bachelor’s Degree Requirements ”.
Requirements for the Major (45 units)
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