2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Journalism and Public Relations
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Department Chair: Jennifer Fleming
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Faculty: Monica Almeida, Jesús Ayala, Jolyn Brookes, Christopher Burnett, Krista Coriaty, Emma Daugherty, Melissa Evans, Holly Ferris, Jennifer Fleming, John Gonzales, Todd Henneman, Heloiza Herscovitz, Ashley Hopkins, Robin Jones, Christopher Karadjov, Christopher Knap, Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Peter Larsen, Madeleine Liseblad, Candance Mariquez, Gary Metzker, Jennifer Newton, Danny Paskin, Teresa Puente, Elizabeth Sanchez, Gwen Shaffer
Administrative Support Coordinator: Nesha Saucier
Technology Coordinator: Dan Olsen
Career Possibilities
Journalist • Public Relations Specialist • Digital Content Creator • Editor • Marketing Communications Professional • Multimedia Storyteller • Publicist • Editor • Photojournalist • Reporter • Social Media Manager • Television Producer • Sports Writer • Designer • Photographer • Special Events Coordinator • Newscaster • Copy Writer • Critic • Technical Writer • Proofreader • Communications Manager • Public Information Officer • Strategic Communications Expert • Magazine Writer • Podcaster
Introduction
The Department of Journalism & Public Relations, which is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC), offers undergraduate programs that prepare students for careers in journalism, public relations and other editorial and storytelling-related industries. Students take courses that provide both a strong theoretical foundation and hands-on training in the skills they need to be successful communications professionals.
Throughout their coursework, journalism and public relations students can work as writers, editors, reporters, producers, designers and photographers at campus media affiliated with the department: the Daily Forty-Niner, DIG Magazine, ENYE (formerly DIG en Español), and Beach TV News (BTVN). Students can also serve as account supervisors, creative directors, art directors, copywriters, event planners and social media managers on the Bateman Case Study Competition Team. The Bateman Case Study Competition is the most prestigious national collegiate contest for public relations students.
The department is home to several active student organizations including:National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), and Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). The department also sponsors special events for students, including JPR Internship Week and Journalism and Public Relations Day.
All majors are required to complete at least one internship. Internship opportunities are abundant in Southern California, one of the nation’s largest media markets. Students in search of internships and professional development workshops such as resume writing and interview preparation can utilize the department’s internship resources along with the resources of the CSULB Career Development Center.
ProgramsUndergraduate DegreesMinorCoursesJournalism and Public Relations
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