Mass Media

Contemporary Journalism


Newspaper headlines imageThe Contemporary Journalism emphasis prepares students who seek careers as writers, reporters, editors and designers, with newspapers, magazines, electronic entities, and web publishers. The curriculum emphasizes writing, reporting, editing, designing, producing and managing for print, audio, video and web. 

Courses: 

Introduction to Mass Media

Media Bootcamp 

Journalism I

Media Literacy

Mass Media Law 

Cinematic Storytelling 

Publication Layout and Design

Journalism II 

Electronic Journalism

Editing and Design

Advanced Media Lab 

Internship 

Department Electives (9)

Total Hours: 40 

Careers in Contemporary Journalism:  

Students with a degree in Contemporary Journalism can choose to pursue the following careers: Editor, Newscaster, News Analyst, Program Director or Reporting, to name a few.