Program Overview

Journalism Degree with Teacher Certification

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a Journalism Teacher Certification is a program offered by the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas. This program combines courses in journalism and education to prepare students to teach basic journalism courses and supervise secondary school newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, radio and television stations, and online media.

Program Details

• Program Type: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Major: Journalism
• Teaching Certification: Journalism Teacher Certification
• Format: On Campus, Hybrid
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4+ years
• Credit Hours: 120-131

Program Description

This program develops students' storytelling and strategic communication skills, preparing them to educate the students of tomorrow. Students learn about the issues unique to teaching and reporting in grade 8-12 environments. Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared to sit for the certification examinations in journalism.

Marketable Skills

• Oral and written communication
• How to collect, analyze, and interpret information
• Knowledge of media operations
• Storytelling with graphic design/visual materials
• Teamwork
• Classroom management and leadership

Program Highlights

• 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 students with 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.
• The Mayborn faculty brings more than 400 years of combined experience in real-world settings to our classrooms to inform and inspire our nearly 1,000 students.

Career Opportunities

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

Sample Courses

• News Reporting and Writing (3 hrs)
• Supervising School Media (3 hrs)
• Applied Design for Advertising and Public Relations (3 hrs)
• Mass Communication Law and Ethics (3 hrs)
• Digital Media for Journalists (3 hrs)
• Mass Communication and Society (3 hrs)