BA Digital Journalism and Media at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

The Digital Journalism and Media degree, to be offered via the World Campus, will prepare students for the fast-changing field of digital journalism and other web-based communications careers, including multimedia storytelling, digital production and digital media management. This new major, as structured, requires courses on writing, law, ethics and multimedia skills in its core. There are three suggested pathways of courses which can allow students to develop expertise in certain subject areas within mass communications: Digital Journalism, Visual Media and Media Management.

Faculty: Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications | Duration: minimum 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 120 credits, including General Education and the requirements for the major. Required courses include Basic News Writing Skills, Survey of Electronic Media and Telecommunications, Gender, Diversity and the Media, News Writing and Reporting, Introduction to Visual Journalism, Principles of Journalism.

Career pathways

Skills earned by pursuing the major provide students with the ability to create, execute, and evaluate communication strategies – making them a valuable asset for businesses, corporations, government, news outlets, and nonprofit organizations. Because students should be able to write and produce content for digital journalism organizations, to apply multimedia skills to develop, create, research and assess pieces appropriate to specific mediums and audiences, and to understand ethics and laws regarding freedom of the press and speech, they are especially valuable to any number of organizations who value those skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Direct Admission to the Major Incoming first-year students who meet the program admission requirements are admitted directly into the major. Admission restrictions may apply for change-of-major and/or change-of-campus students. For more information about the admission process for this major, please send a request to the college, campus, or program contact (listed in the Contact tab).

Undergraduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer entry; the application opens August 1 for Fall and Summer and June 1 for Spring.

Early Action: apply by November 1 to receive a decision by December 24. Recommended submission deadline for all applications: December 1. Applicants apply through the MyPennState application or the Common App. A nonrefundable application fee is paid by credit card; fee waivers are available to eligible students.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

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