Journalism - SUNY College at Buffalo

Journalism from SUNY College at Buffalo is a Campus Bachelor Journalism degree that prepares you for a Communications career. This major allows students who enjoy writing the flexibility to tailor a program based on reporting and presentation of news, and other journalistic writing through print, broadcast and online media. It meets the needs of students preparing for a career in which research and interviewing abilities, accurate and objective reporting, legal and ethical insight, and competence in editing are central to professional practice. Compare this major with communication studies, media production, and public communication. This is the only journalism program at any SUNY school that is affiliated with the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Only four other undergraduate programs in New York State are accredited. Career Opportunities: Students in the print/online news sequence of journalism prepare for careers as reporters, editors, and columnists on newspapers (daily, weekly and special interest), as well as on magazines and Internet-based media. Students in the electronic news sequence of journalism prepare for careers as reporters, anchors, news directors, and commentators in radio and television settings, as well as with Internet-based media. The profile of a successful journalism graduate is a person with a strong writing proficiency and a compelling use of language, good speaking and listening skills, keen ethical insight and legal awareness, and competence in presentation of information in a particular format (written, visual, and/or digital). Career Information At the present time, entry-level job opportunities on daily newspapers are holding steady, and there is a constant demand for the talents of our journalism graduates. On the horizon, there is a potentially explosive demand for journalism graduates as the new technologies become tomorrow's communication realities. The ability to gather, digest, analyze and present news and information will be increasingly in demand as information-dependent industries and businesses discover how journalism education produces graduates that meet their personnel needs. While the greatest number of graduates from Buffalo State's journalism program have entered the newspaper profession, either as reporters, photographers or editors, past graduates have secured jobs on magazines, in public relations, on political staffs, and in other industries and businesses. Some also opt for graduate study at other institutions. View more details on SUNY College at Buffalo . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Journalism courses.