• Vision statement
• JMS offerings
Vision statement
The School of Journalism & Media Studies envisions a global society where citizens are engaged in their communities; where media professionals are ethical and committed to social justice, and embrace technology to serve the public good; and where people from all backgrounds think critically about the media.
JMS offerings
The School’s curricula reflect the very important themes stated in the vision statement. Students are required to take a set of core classes in global communication and technology, ethics and law, and research methods for professional communicators. They also complement their in-class work with internships and service-learning projects in the community.
Programs within the School prepare students for careers in advertising, journalism, public relations and other media industries, as well as for jobs in a technologically driven workforce landscape whose future media forms cannot be predicted. The School of Journalism & Media Studies also prepares students to enter careers as analysts, producers and editors of media content in government and private industry, as well as for graduate education in a variety of disciplines and the law.
Master of Arts degree in communication with specialization in:
►Mass communication and media studies
►Military PAO program in public relations
Major in journalism with the B.A. degree in liberal arts and sciences
Major in journalism with the B.A. degree in liberal arts and sciences:
►Emphasis in advertising
►Emphasis in public relations
►Emphasis in media studies
Academic Minors
►Minor in advertising
►Minor in journalism
►Minor in public relations
On this page: In her final semester at San Diego State, Beth Elderkin served as managing editor of The Daily Aztec and a web producer intern for Channel 10. The 2012 Outstanding Graduate in Journalism also found time in her busy schedule to shoot, edit and produce a pair of news packages under the supervision of JMS faculty member Lanie Lockwood. To see Elderkin’s complete résumé tape, visit bethelderkin.wordpress.com/resumetape.
