Why Study Journalism Today? . . .
. . . Because we have some of the best co-op and internship offerings in the country. As an undergraduate, you will have an opportunity to enter the workplace with up to 18 months of valuable co-op jobs on your resume from leading news and public relations organizations. While you are in the program you can choose a six-month co-op job in a leading media organization. This gives you an advantage when looking for your first job after graduation.
. . . Because you’ll have a chance to develop communications skills to help you succeed on any number of career paths, not just journalism. Learning how to gather, analyze and present information is critical in journalism, public relations, business, law and science, just to name a few fields. We emphasize good reporting and writing.
. . . Because we also have integrated the study of multimedia journalism into many of our courses, and created entirely new ones in this area. You can take a course called “Reinventing the News,” or learn about new kinds of news communities from a leading thinker about “crowd sourcing,” or study visual communication and photojournalism.
. . . Because you can explore exciting courses such as broadcast news writing and documentary production, and acquire public relations theory and skills.
. . . Because our program has moved from traditional journalism exercises in the classroom to doing the real thing in our courses. In some of our classes, you can write for major and community newspapers and blogs, and provide public relations services to nonprofit agencies. Our best students have the opportunity to do investigations that are published in the Boston Globe. You can leave the program with a portfolio of published or online material from class work and co-op jobs that can catch the eye of potential employers.
. . . Because our broad curriculum doesn’t limit you only to the study of journalism and communications. The resources of Northeastern University will give you a broad and rewarding education across many disciplines. This will make you a well-rounded and well-educated person, ready to take part in the exciting opportunities of the 21st century.
To sum up, journalism majors aren’t just students, they’re taking part right now in the future of the information age.
For more information about becoming a journalism major, contact Prof. Dan Kennedy at da.kennedy@neu.edu.