About
the Program
The goal
of the Journalism curriculum is, in the words of one teacher, “the challenging
of intellectually curious students to think self-critically about the world
in which they live— producing a thinking journalist who is skilled rather
than a mere skilled journalist.”
The major provides, in a liberal arts context, grounding
in the basic journalistic disciplines of reporting, writing, and editing rooted
in a critical approach to the cultural, historical, philosophical, legal, and
ethical foundations of journalism.
Career Opportunities
Journalism
majors acquire qualifications for positions in which reporting, research, writing,
and editing are central. These may include work for newspapers and other news
organizations, book publishing, public relations, and government agencies.
The
major is also recognized as strong liberal-arts preparation for graduate study
in such fields as journalism, mass communication, history, advertising and public
relations, or law.
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