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OVERVIEW
The University of Idaho School of Journalism and Mass Media combines
hands-on professional programs with a liberal arts approach to the study
of the mass media. It offers bachelor’s degrees in four areas:
advertising, journalism, public relations, radio/TV/digital media
production. The curriculum is based on a premise that journalists,
broadcasters, public relations professionals and advertising executives
should be broadly educated. Accordingly, students must take at least 80
of the 128 credits needed for graduation outside the School.
Students with degrees from the School of Journalism and Mass Media
pursue careers with advertising agencies, radio and television stations
and networks, film and video production companies, cable and satellite
operations, newspapers and other print and online media, public
relations firms, and as media specialists in non-profit agencies,
private corporations and within the government. Graduates also pursue
advanced degrees.
The School of Journalism and Mass Media provides theoretical and
professional preparation in mass communication fields and also functions
as an academic unit of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
to provide media courses to students in other fields of study and
university general education core courses.
The school offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in Advertising, Journalism,
Public Relations, and Radio/TV/Digital Media Production. All of the
programs provide students with preparation for careers and graduate
study.
Students seeking the B.A. degree are required to have a demonstrable
proficiency in a foreign language and those seeking the B.S. degree must
complete an 18-credit minor or area of emphasis in a subject area
outside those taught by the School of Journalism and Mass Media.
Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Media are strongly
encouraged to enhance their academic experience by working at the
independent Student Media groups on campus, including The Argonaut
newspaper, KUOI-FM, and The Gem of the Mountains yearbook. Students are
also strongly encouraged to pursue internships at professional media
organizations throughout the region.
The School of Journalism and Mass Media also helps to provide
information and culture to Idaho and the region through its affiliations
with Northwest Public Radio and Idaho Public Television, which have
operations located at the Radio-TV Center. |
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For more
information contact the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences at
208-885-6426 or class@uidaho.edu.
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