Program Overview

Photojournalism Degree

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a concentration in Photojournalism at the University of North Texas (UNT) teaches students the skills needed to communicate and tell visual stories relevant to society's needs. The program focuses on still photography and videography in relation to media and storytelling, exploring how visuals contribute to media ranging from breaking news to documentaries.

Program Details

• Program Type: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Major: Journalism with a concentration in Photojournalism
• Format: On Campus, Online, Hybrid
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Requirements

• Tuition & Aid: Information available upon request
• How to Apply: Application process available upon request

Why Earn a Photojournalism Degree?

The Mayborn School of Journalism curriculum gives students 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
• Narrative and visual storytelling
• How to collect, analyze, and interpret information
• Knowledge of media operations
• Storytelling with graphic design/visual materials
• Teamwork

Photojournalism Degree Highlights

• UNT is located within the fifth-largest media market in the country, offering access to numerous outstanding internship opportunities.
• Hands-on experience through coursework, cutting-edge classrooms and labs, and extensive student-run media outlets.
• Student organizations are regularly recognized as among the best in the nation, providing valuable connections, mentorship opportunities, and the chance to learn from alumni and other working professionals.
• Explore international media systems, including the press, magazines, broadcasting, and online media, and earn credit hours through study abroad opportunities.

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

Photojournalism Degree Courses

• Sports Journalism (3 hrs): Teaches sports reporting, writing, photojournalism, and performance for multi-platform use, including web, broadcast, and print.
• Fundamentals of Photojournalism (3 hrs): Instruction in fundamental photojournalism skills and methods, including image production and digital post-production, candid documentary observation, visual sequencing, photography critique, visual news judgment, photojournalism writing, and ethical and legal limits concerning photographic coverage and publication.
• Visual News Storytelling (3 hrs): Focuses on shooting and editing for television with information about how to select audio for radio news, plus audio and video for the web.
• Digital Media for Journalists (3 hrs): Fast-paced course providing students with principles and practice in using digital tools to report, write, blog, and produce content in multiple platforms — print, online, social, broadcast, and mobile.
• Multimedia Storytelling for News (3 hrs): Course prepares students for high-level, long-form visual storytelling using still and video photography.
• Reporting of Public Affairs (3 hrs): Police, court, political, and governmental news with typical practical news assignments assigned to professional reporters; background and practice in writing enterprise and investigative stories, including long-form non-fiction narrative writing.

Related Programs

• Broadcast and Digital Journalism B.A.
• Digital and Print Journalism B.A.

Similar Areas of Study

• Arts & Design
• Communication & Media
• Public Service