Quinnipiac offers 70 undergraduate and graduate programs to 5,700 undergraduate students. The School of Communications offers degrees in communications, film, video and interactive media. The University consistently ranks among the top universities with master's degree programs in the Northern region.
Quinnipiac offers 70 undergraduate and graduate programs to 5,700 undergraduate students. The School of Communications offers degrees in communications, film, video and interactive media. The University consistently ranks among the top universities with master's degree programs in the Northern region.
Quinnipiac offers 70 undergraduate and graduate programs to 5,700 undergraduate students. The School of Communications offers degrees in communications, film, video and interactive media. The University consistently ranks among the top universities with master's degree programs in the Northern region.
speed, the oldest problem in the relations between
human beings, and in the end the communicator A Matrix for Learning will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.”—Edward R. Murrow Few colleges nationally can match the media technologies in Quinnipiac’s Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center. This professional facility offers hands-on training in all aspects of radio, television, print and multimedia The School of Communications production. Of special interest to journalism students is the News Technology Center, modeled after a working In addition to the journalism major, the School of newsroom. The center supports courses in broadcast, print Communications offers degrees in communications, and interactive journalism. Students get the latest news film, video and interactive media and public relations. JOURNALISM at their computers via the Associated Press newswire service and AP’s Essential News Production System, a Quinnipiac at a Glance DEGREE PROGRAM newsroom automation software application used by CBS and ESPN, among others. For an inside look, visit Quinnipiac offers 70 undergraduate and graduate programs www.quinnipiac.edu/x3856.xml. to 5,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate and law students through the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Health Sciences and Law.
Quinnipiac’s 250-acre Mount Carmel Campus, next to
Sleeping Giant State Park, contains academic buildings and residence halls. The nearby 250-acre York Hill Campus houses the TD Bank Sports Center, plus new residence halls for 1,800 students, a student center and 2,000-car parking garage. A third 104-acre campus in North Haven serves as home to many of Quinnipiac’s graduate, online and health professions programs.
The University consistently ranks among the top
universities with master’s degree programs in the Northern region in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges issue and recently was ranked first in the category of Journalism on Campus universities that have made the most promising and innova- tive changes in academics, faculty, campus or facilities. The journalism program encourages student participation in college media that include The Quinnipiac Chronicle If you’d like to learn more about Quinnipiac University, (a weekly newspaper and web site), Q30 (the campus TV send a message to admissions@quinnipiac.edu or Alison Dolan ’09 station) and WQAQ (the student radio station). visit our web site at www.quinnipiac.edu. had the opportunity to shadow ABC broadcast journalist Getting involved with college media gives students the Bob Woodruff in New York City as he opportunity to put into practice the skills learned in the produced a show classroom while encountering the real-life challenges of for Discovery’s reporting and writing news. Planet Green channel.
The School of Communications welcomes your questions
Office of Undergraduate Admissions about the journalism program. Contact the school at 275 Mount Carmel Avenue 203-582-3641 or email Margarita Diaz, chair of the Hamden, CT 06518-1908 Department of Journalism at margarita.diaz@quinnipiac.edu. 800-462-1944 • 203-582-8600 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS BA in Journalism Academic Programs Internships Quinnipiac’s undergraduate program in journalism focuses All Quinnipiac students must complete the University Students in the journalism program complete a three-cred- on the principles and practices of professional news curriculum with courses in composition, mathematics, the it internship before graduation. The internship, which is reporting and provides students with the skills to sciences, social sciences, fine arts and humanities as well as monitored by professors in the School of Communications, disseminate information in an evolving media landscape. six electives outside the major. may be fulfilled during the school year or summer break. The program prepares professionals to understand the role Internships develop professional skills and may provide of the press in a democratic society. The journalism All journalism students must complete these core courses by avenues for future employment. Quinnipiac’s proximity to curriculum emphasizes reporting skills, ethics, community the end of the sophomore year with a minimum B- average. premier media centers in Connecticut, New York and engagement, command of the latest news gathering tools Course Title Credits Massachusetts provides numerous internship possibilities. and rigorous scholarly inquiry. MSS 101 Introduction to Media Communications 3 Our majors have interned at such sites as: JRN 160 Introduction to Media Writing 3 Students can concentrate on either broadcast or print MSS 220 Media History 3 TODAY Show Cosmopolitan journalism. They take courses that provide a solid Fox News Parenting foundation for reporting and writing as they also learn Broadcast Journalism Concentration New Haven Register TV Guide how to use cameras, record audio, prepare interactive The broadcast journalism curriculum emphasizes reporting Connecticut Post WTIC-TV Fox 61 features and write articles for online media. It all happens and writing for the electronic media. The Boston Globe within a School of Communications curriculum that Requirements (25 credits) emphasizes the history, social impact and responsibilities JRN 105 Electronic News Gathering 1 Stories of Success of the media. Graduates of the journalism program have JRN 263 Broadcast News Writing Reporting for TV 3 the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed––whether JRN 291 Reporting for TV 3 Students who have earned a BA have moved into employ- on a blog, a broadcast or a broadsheet. JRN 305 Reporting for the Web 3 ment positions soon after graduation. Among their numer- JRN 311 Advanced Reporting for TV 3 ous employers are WNBC, Fox News, TV Guide, Meltwater Industry professionals teach in facilities that feature state- MSS 340 Communications Law & Ethics 3 Group (management consultants), the Waterbury Republican- of-the art equipment. In addition to the courses specific JRN 450 Senior Seminar 3 American and Ryan Partnership (marketing specialists). to each area of concentration, students are encouraged to JRN 496 Producing & Presenting the News (Capstone) 3 choose from an array of electives such as public affairs MSS 490 Internship 3 To broaden their chances for employment, some students reporting, public relations writing, sports reporting, Students also select two electives from a variety of courses. have continued their education at Quinnipiac with a broadcast performance and writing for magazines. For a complete list of courses, visit master’s degree in journalism. Alumni from the graduate www.quinnipiac.edu/x1387.xml. journalism program are pursuing professional careers with news media organizations including the Associated Press, Print Journalism Concentration: ESPN, Fox News, Hartford Courant, Patch.com and Members of Quinnipiac University’s student media interview comedian D.L. Hughley The print journalism curriculum emphasizes reporting and Grandparents.com and at television stations in many top when he visited for a lecture. writing about community and social issues. 10 markets, including Dallas and Philadelphia. Requirements (22 credits) JRN 105 Electronic News Gathering 1 JRN 260 Reporting 3 A Faculty of Professionals JRN 305 Reporting for the Web 3 Members of the faculty have: JRN 365 Editing for Print 3 • won a regional Emmy for a documentary MSS 340 Communications Law & Ethics 3 • been nominated six times for an Emmy for television JRN 450 Senior Seminar 3 documentaries, including national PBS programs JRN 495 Advanced Reporting for Print (Capstone) 3 • served as news director for CBS Radio MSS 490 Internship 3 • covered hotspots throughout the world Students select two electives from a variety of courses. For • founded the first fully bilingual English-Spanish daily a complete list of courses, visit www.quinnipiac.edu/x442. newspaper in the United States For course descriptions see www.quinnipiac.edu/x1734.xml • worked at the Washington bureau of CNN
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