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Career Preparation
Programs offered through the Department of Media, Journalism & Film are designed to prepare
students for various careers, including audio and video production, multimedia design, print
and broadcast journalism, and media management. All also provide students with a solid
foundation for graduate work.
Facilities
The Department of Media, Journalism & Film office is located in Craig Hall. The university
owns and operates KSMU-FM, a National Public Radio
affiliate, as well as KOZK-TV, Springfield's PBS
affiliate. The department also operates an instructional television studio,
a music recording studio, a radio production lab, as well as Avid® and DigiDesign Protools®
post-production editing suites. It maintans a print journalism lab, a digital photojournalism
lab, a multimedia production lab, as well as oversees the student-run web radio station,
TheGrowl, the student newspaper,
The Standard, and the university film series.
Faculty
The department has 15 full-time faculty, many of whom have extensive professional experience
in broadcast journalism, print journalism and film prudction.
Academic Programs
Majors include a B.S. in Mass Media (in production or media operations), a B.S. or B.A. in
Media Studies or Film Studies, a b.S. in Journalism (in print or broadcast) or a B.S. in
Electronic Arts. Minors are available in Mass Media, Journalism and Film Studies, and we
offer a B.S. Ed. minor in Journalism for eduction majors.
Admissions to the Major
To become a major, all students must meet the following criteria:
- complete all general educational core classes.
- have a combined GPA of 2.25 or higher across all classwork.
- have a 3.0 GPA or higher across the departmental core comprised of MED 120, MED 204,
and one of the following; MED 365 (production or operation majors), MED 274 (film or media
majors), or JRN 270 (print or broadcast journalism majors).
Degree Options
Students majoring Media, Journalism & Film will select courses from the the following
degree options. Consult the online MSU
Catalog for specific course descriptions and degree requirements.
Mass Media - Bachelor of Science (Comprehensive)
- Digital Film Production
- Media Production
Mass Media - Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (Non-Comprehensive)
- Film Studies
- Media Studies
- Media Operations
Journalism - Bachelor of Science (Non-Comprehensive)
- Print Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
Minors
- Film Studies - BA/BS
- Journalism - BA/BS
- Mass Media - BA/BS
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