Journalism - Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Main Campus

Journalism from Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Main Campus is a Campus Bachelor Journalism degree that prepares you for a Communications career. The primary goal of this major is to educate students for careers as writers, reporters, editors, and photographers with newspapers, magazines, television, radio, on-line, and in the publications and public information departments of governments and industry. Courses in the major are about evenly divided between those emphasizing skills and professional procedures used by journalists and those seeking an understanding of journalism and mass communications as they relate to society. Students must select at least 80 credits in non-COMM courses, including at least 65 credits in the liberal arts and sciences. The following three options are offered: BROADCAST JOURNALISM OPTION: This option is designed for students interested in radio, television, and/or multimedia journalism as a reporter, editor, or producer. Students are trained in the techniques of audio/video and online reporting and editing. They take two required courses that provide instruction in the basic skills of reporting and editing and choose two other courses that provide advanced instruction in these areas. PRINT JOURNALISM OPTION: This option is designed for students interested in newspaper, magazine and/or multimedia journalism as a reporter, editor, or producer. Students are trained in the techniques of print and online reporting and editing. They take two required courses that provide instruction in the basic skills of reporting and editing and choose two other courses that provide advanced instruction in these areas. VISUAL COMMUNICATION OPTION: This option is designed for students interested in photo and/or multimedia journalism as a photographer, editor or producer. Students are trained in the techniques of still/video photography and editing. They take two required courses that provide instruction in the basic skills of photography and editing and choose two other courses that provide advanced instruction in these areas. View more details on Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Journalism courses.