Journalism
Major Information
The Journalism core curriculum is strongly grounded in the liberal arts, while the major courses provide students with a solid balance of the practical and theoretical aspects of the discipline. The substantial professional experience shared by the journalism faculty helps prepare students for a competitive workplace, and GSU alumni are working throughout the Southeast as editors, reporters, columnists, and photographers at daily newspapers large and small, with industry newsletters and special interest magazines, with Internet publications, and in public relations. Journalists play a key role in our society. They gather information and prepare stories that inform us about local, state and international events; present stories on current issues; and report on the actions of public officials, corporate executives, special interest groups and others who exercise power. In covering a story, they investigate leads and news tips, look at documents, observe on the scene, and interview people.
General Information
Degree(s) Offered:
- Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Sample Occupations
- Journalist
- Copy Aide
- Assistant Editor
- News Editor
- Section Writer
- Editorial Writer
- Bureau Reporter
- Editorial Assistant
- Researcher
- Associate Editor
- Senior Editor
- Promotion Specialist
- Reporter
- Anchor
- News Director
- Promotion Manager
- Copy Editor/ Copywriter
- Publicity Manager
- Promotion Manager
- Author
- Ghostwriter/ Collaborator
- Scriptwriter/ Screenwriter
- Playwright
- Lyricist/ Jingle Writer
- Poet
- Assistant Account Executive
- Account Executive
- Assistant Copywriter
- Copywriter
- Promotion Specialist
- Public Relations Assistant
- Publication Editor
- Public Information Officer
- Technical Communicator
- Speechwriter
- Writer and Editor
- Public Affairs Specialist
- Journalism Teacher
- Assistant Professor
- Historian
- Librarian
- Public Information Specialist
- Freelance Writer
- Book Reviewer
- Syndicated Columnist
- Self-Publisher
Sample Work Settings
- Newspapers and News Services
- Magazines
- Television and Radio
- Book Publishing
- Arts and Entertainment
- Advertising
- Business Community & Public Relations
- Federal Government
- Scholastic, Academic & Non-Profit Organizations
- Freelance Service
Sample Employers
- Statesboro Herald
- Georgia Southern University
- Atlanta Hawks
- The Red and Black Publishing Company
- Total Traffic & Weather Network
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Mojo Productions
- CNN
- The Brunswick News
- MedHub
- OMNITEC Solutions
- Morris Communications
- Jewelry Television
- Savannah College of Art and Design
Connecting Majors, Skills, and Occupations
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Georgia Southern Academic Calendar
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Internet Resources
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http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/career/s tudents/assessments/
To explore occupational outlooks and salaries:
National Compensation Survey
National Association of College and Employers (NACE)
Professional Organizations
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
Society of Professional Journalists
Georgia Press Association
(Most states have one.)
Helpful Internet Sites
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Society of Communication Scholars
Last updated: 7/1/2013
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