Journalism

At Southern, you'll learn the news business both in class and through hands-on experience. Perhaps you'll write, edit, design, or take photographs for Southern's award-winning campus newspaper, Southern News, the yearbook, The Laurel, or Folio, the prize-winning student literary magazine. Perhaps you'll learn about broadcast journalism by writing and reporting for WOWL, the campus radio station.

In state-of-the-art broadcast training facilities, you'll get in front of the camera, behind the camera, and at the panel in the master control booth. And on internships at area newspapers, magazines, television stations, and public relations agencies, you'll experience the media world firsthand and meet working professionals who might prove to be important contacts as you launch your career.

Many of them might also be Southern grads. In the ranks of working journalists around the region and across the country, Southern alumni are distinguishing themselves as top-notch professionals. This success is due in large part to the department's emphasis on professional preparation and its strong connections with the region's dynamic media community. And unlike major metropolitan areas, the Hartford-New Haven market includes many smaller media operations, which means more internships, more first-time jobs, and greater levels of responsibility once you get your foot in the door.

degrees

B.A. in journalism

B.S. in journalism, with optional specializations in

• news writing and editing
• broadcast journalism
• magazine journalism
• public relations

Visit the Journalism Department site for more information on journalism degrees and the field of journalism.