Program Overview

Digital and Print Journalism Degree

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a concentration in Digital and Print Journalism at the University of North Texas (UNT) is designed to teach students the skills needed to communicate and report narrative stories to inform, educate, and entertain a wide range of audiences.

Program Type

• Major
• Format: On Campus, Online, Hybrid
• Estimated time to complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Program Description

The program is developed in close partnership with industry professionals and provides students with broad and diverse skills for work in multiple media platforms. Students develop the skills needed to analyze, evaluate, and inform a global audience, as well as consider the ethical implications of mass communication and its impact in today's world.

Marketable Skills

• Oral and written communication
• Researching and reporting narrative stories
• How to collect, analyze, and interpret information
• Knowledge of media operations
• Storytelling with graphic design/visual materials
• Teamwork

Career Outlook

A career in journalism is exciting, dynamic, and critical to the future of an informed and enlightened American society. The Mayborn School of Journalism provides students with the creative and critical-thinking skills to prepare them to work in fields including:

• Journalism — News and sports reporting, writing, visual journalism (stills and video), design, and publishing for the internet, newspapers, broadcast, magazines, and books
• Advertising — For agencies, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and media
• Public Relations — For agencies, corporations, government, and non-profit organizations
• Internet — Web and desktop publishing, podcasting, and blogging
• Education — Teaching in secondary schools or institutions of higher learning

Course Highlights

• Principles of News (3 hrs)
• Introduction to Visual Communication for News (3 hrs)
• Multimedia Storytelling for News (3 hrs)
• Comparative International Media Systems (3 hrs)
• Sports Journalism (3 hrs)
• Feature Writing (3 hrs)

Why Earn a Digital and Print Journalism Degree

The Mayborn School of Journalism at UNT is among the nation's top schools for journalism and mass communication, with undergraduate and graduate degree programs that prepare students for careers in print and digital journalism, broadcast journalism, advertising, public relations, and photojournalism. The school emphasizes curriculum and career advising and mentoring by professionally trained faculty and staff.

Additional Information

• The Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism at UNT is located within the fifth-largest media market in the country, offering access to numerous outstanding internship opportunities at advertising agencies throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
• Students receive comprehensive instruction from faculty with extensive professional experience in broadcast, print, online, and digital news.
• The school provides students with hands-on experience through coursework, cutting-edge classrooms and labs, and extensive student-run media outlets such as the North Texas Daily, NTTV, and NT Daily Radio.