Journalism - Lincoln University - Jefferson City

Journalism from Lincoln University - Jefferson City is a Campus Bachelor Journalism degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Mission The Department of Fine Arts, Communications and Journalism shares dual goals in its degree programs. Journalism training provides a liberal arts background and a set of field-specific skills. We defer to the General Education program for a large part of that liberal arts focus. The journalism program provides specific course work and laboratory experiences that expand the liberal arts focus as well as prepare students for a journalism career. Students interested in a career-specific program at Lincoln University can have their hands on production equipment from the first day they arrive. Working as production staff for community programming or productions of junior and senior students, entering students can familiarize themselves with print, radio, television and Internet technology first hand. Students in their freshman and sophomore years receive hands-on training in media production. Students in their junior and senior years are required to produce their choice of publications, radio programming, television programming and Internet content. Students interested in more widely generalizable skills can find them in the journalism program. Graduates with a major in journalism attend graduate school in a variety of disciplines; attend law school; start their own businesses; become playwrights and work in business, nonprofit, government or nongovernmental organizations in addition to working in journalism . A journalism major requires a student to become well versed in mass media and popular culture, to learn how to comprehend complex matters and state them in ways that can be generally understood, to ask questions and accurately record and transfer information, to write in multiple styles, and to handle complex equipment. These are all skills important to a wide variety of post-graduate roles. The program's required internship can be served in whatever role best prepares the student for post-graduation plans. Objectives All students completing the B.S. or B.A. in Journalism will be able to demonstrate 1. above average writing skills in print, broadcast and online styles; 2. above average speaking skills, showing proper voice and diction; 3. comprehensive understanding of mass media and popular culture; 4. prioritizing, decision-making and summarizing skills; 5. questioning, listening and fact gathering skills; 6. advanced technical skills through study and use of mechanical and computer technology; 7. employability in the student's chosen field though excellence in required Internship and development of a personal portfolio. View more details on Lincoln University - Jefferson City, MO . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Journalism courses.