As of Fall 2010, Journalism will be joining Broadcast & Electronic Media, Graphic Design, and Web Design in one integrated department: Digital Media. This new department prepares students for employment by providing interdisciplinary knowledge and skills.
Individuals with a background in Journalism have a wide variety of career opportunities working for advertising agencies, corporate communications divisions, magazines, news agencies, newspapers, publishing companies, and radio/television stations. Specific career opportunities include advertising copy writer, biographer, columnist, correspondent, editor, editorial assistant, editorial writer, interviewer, journalist, legislative assistant, novelist, photographer, press/public relations officer, proofreader, radio/television announcer or writer, reporter, and science, speech, or technical writer.