Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts
Bachelor in Journalism
New Orleans, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: Loyola’s College of Music and Media offers a Bachelor in Journalism rooted in Jesuit ideals of truth, service and justice. The curriculum combines six core courses with electives and tracks such as Sports Communication, Videography and Digital Communication, emphasizing reporting, storytelling, photography, video and digital media skills.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as multimedia journalists, sports broadcasters, videographers and digital content producers, plus photojournalists, social media managers, producers, communications specialists and media strategists. They'll find opportunities in newspapers, TV stations, digital outlets, sports media, nonprofits, marketing and freelance journalism, using skills in reporting, editing, audience engagement and production roles.
A journalism degree prepares students to thrive in today’s digital media landscape. From writing news stories to producing television news packages and making beautiful photographs, journalism majors build their degrees on six core courses and numerous discipline-specific electives to personalize their journalism experience. Here’s a sample of how your journalism degree can be customized for you:
• Sports Communication
Students learn the fundamentals of communicating in a sports environment. Learn how to tell compelling sports stories for print and TV. You will hear from professionals in the industry about their experiences and get hands-on experience.
• Videography
Videography builds skills in visual storytelling. Students work with digital video cameras to shoot, write and edit video news stories including several video news packages, one of which must focus on a social justice topic.
• Digital Communication
In this course students use tools like Snapchat, Instagram, WordPress, Avid, Facebook Live and more to create campaigns and tell stories. Students learn critical thinking skills about the technology used to produce mass media messages in modern American society. They are introduced to visual theories as well as elements and principles of design. The digital communication student leaves this course versed in current media technologies with a critical understanding of its use in creating memorable and meaningful communication materials.
