Journalism

Students in the Journalism program learn to write for a variety of mediums; newspaper, magazine, telvesion, radio, and internet. Courses in news reporting, feature and opinion writing, magazine writing, photojournalism and editing will provide students with an opportunity to develop a wide range of skills designed to prepare them for multiple career options. In addition to learning the fundamental principles of journalism, students studying in broadcast will learn performance, videography, television and radio production, non-linear editing, and interviewing and reporting techniques.

Jounalism students at Missouri State have access to professional equipment and facilites. Our print and digital photo labs have a full range of writing, layout, publishing and digital imaging software. Our television studio and broadcast lab use the same non-linear editing, broadcast character generation, and news scriptwriting software found at many television news stations. From the begining of their program, students will learn to use the type of equipment and software they will encounter in the professional news industry.

Our journalism programs can be completed in either three or four years. The 3-year programs in Print Journalism and Broadcast Journalism require summer enrollments. The 4-year programs in Print Journalism and Broadcast Journalism do not require summer enrollments.

For more information about the Journalism programs contact the department office in Craig Hall, room 376: 417-836-5218.