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.

offers rigorous courses in writing, reporting, media law, and ethics. Students then explore specialized areas like political or literary journalism. B.A. candidates have the flexibility to take courses outside of journalism or to establish a double major that might help them realize their goals.

provides intensive training in researching and writing, as well as practical training in areas like political and sports reporting. Students gain confidence by honing skills in copy editing, headline writing, and newspaper design.

prepares students to write and edit for radio and television, develop expertise in field and studio production techniques, and gain experience in specialized areas like political, sports, and documentary broadcast news.

explores researching, writing, and editing, teaching students the principles and techniques of magazine editorial and production practice, from planning and editing through design and printing.

provides students with a solid foundation in news and publications writing and production, along with targeted work in the tools of the public relations trade, including news releases, special events, and press conferences.