Dr. Dwight Brooks, Director
615.494.8925
dbrooks@mtsu.edu
Welcome to the MTSU School of Journalism
The school offers four diverse areas of study within one of the nation’s largest and best-equipped colleges of communication. More than 700 students major in journalism-related areas, working toward an accredited bachelor of science degree in one of MTSU’s most visible and distinguished programs.
These concentrations are designed to provide practical skills and experience in laboratory courses, fieldwork and internships while acquainting students with the history, theory, ethics, social responsibility and law of mass communication. Admission to the School requires candidacy for each concentration.
The School is enriched by its proximity to Nashville, the state capital and center for news, book publishing, film and video production and the music industry. Working professionals from the media visit classes, serve as adjunct faculty, host field trips, sponsor interns and underwrite scholarships.
Areas of Study
The four concentrations—advertising, journalism, media design and public relations—are designed to provide practical skills and experience in laboratory courses, fieldwork and internships while acquainting students with the history, theory, ethics, social responsibility and law of mass communication. Admission to the School requires candidacy for each concentration.
The College of Mass Communication, of which the School of Journalism is a part, also offers graduate studies leading to a Master of Science degree in Mass Communication.
Click on the links at left to learn more about degree requirements, faculty and courses offered in each concentration, as well as scholarship information.
AEJMC Accreditation
The College of Mass Communications and the School of Journalism are accredited by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the oldest and largest alliance of journalism and mass communication educators and administrators at the college level. The College will be undergoing the re-accreditation process in Fall 2010.
Kappa Tau Alpha Chapter
The College of Mass Communication has received approval for a chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha, a national journalism and mass communication honor society. KTA is the seventh oldest national honor society and is dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in scholarship. KTA is awarded to students ranking in the top 10 percent of their junior, senior or graduate classes, and the society conducts a yearly competition for the best research book in the field.
KTA brochure: PDF
KTA Website: Kappa Tau Alpha
MTSU Poll
The MTSU Poll, sponsored by the Office of Communication Research, is a twice-yearly survey of public attitudes toward government, the media, lifestyles, and other topics of importance. Results of the poll receive wide publicity in area newspapers and broadcast media. Students serve as interviewers, and poll results are used in the classroom to demonstrate polling techniques and interpretation.
Visit the MTSU Poll Website.