BA in Journalism and Communication
Waverly, USA
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The BA in Journalism and Communication at Wartburg pairs liberal-arts learning with hands-on experience, mentoring, and modern facilities. You’ll build critical thinking, ethical decision-making, community engagement, effective communication, cultural competence, collaboration, and technical media skills. The department offers majors and concentrations preparing students for reporting, writing, editing, production, public relations, web and entertainment media.
Career Outcomes: Wartburg alumni work in media, nonprofit, education, marketing. Career opportunities include writers, editors, reporters, production specialists, communications and advertising associates, feature producers, creative directors, press secretaries, and professors. Graduates enter graduate and professional schools, using multimedia, digital storytelling, PR, and content strategy skills.
Hands-on experience, mentoring from seasoned professionals, and top-notch facilities prepare our students for fast-changing fields that require excellent communication skills. The department offers the following majors/concentrations. Our graduates work as writers, editors, reporters, production specialists, and public relations professionals. They’re involved in web development, the entertainment industry, and a variety of related fields.
Course Requirements
14 course credits: Core plus one concentration:
Core Requirements 7 course credits:
- ART 108 Graphic Design
- COM 100 Introduction to Communication
- COM 200 Media Writing
- COM 211 Video Production
- COM 371 Internship
- COM 461 Communication Arts Capstone
One course credit from Maximum of 0.5 course credits for each practicum can be applied toward requirement
- COM 125 TV Practicum
- COM 126 Radio Practicum
- COM 127 Organizational and Public Relations Practicum
- COM 128 Print Practicum
Digital Cinema and Production Concentration Core plus 7 course credits:
- ART 208 Photography I
- COM 206 Audio Production
- COM 304 Media Marketing and Management
- COM 320 Digital Production I
- COM 420 Digital Production II
- EN 155 Introduction to Film
- EN 219 Screenwriting
Multimedia Journalism Concentration Core plus 7 course credits:
- COM 206 Audio Production
- COM 304 Media Marketing and Management
- COM 305 Print Journalism
- COM 312 Broadcast Journalism
- COM 340 Media Law and Ethics
- COM 349 Multimedia Journalism
One course credit from
- COM 313 Advanced Broadcast Journalism
- COM 320 Digital Production I
- COM 325 Advanced Print Journalism
Organizational and Public Relations Concentration Core plus 7 course credits:
- ART 205 Communication Design
- ART 208 Photography I
- COM 346 Organizational and Public Relations Writing Techniques
- COM 348 Integrated Marketing Communication
- COM 355 Persuasion
One course credit from
- BA 345 Principles of Management
- BA 353 Principles of Marketing
- COM 155 Interpersonal Communication
- COM 270 Communication Perspectives: Gender and Sexuality
- COM 304 Media Marketing and Management
- COM 375 Online Marketing or
- BA 375 Online Marketing
- GM 201 Intercultural Communication
- SW 202 Group and Organizational Behavior
- TH 285 Stagecraft
One course credit from
- BA 331 Business Law I
- COM 340 Media Law and Ethics
Alumni Success Stories
Wartburg graduates find satisfying jobs and are admitted into top graduate and professional schools. Wartburg alumni can be found in all 50 U.S. states and over 70 foreign countries. Below is only a sample of the types of positions Wartburg graduates from the Journalism and Communication Department have had in the past.
A sample of Alumni Positions from the Past Five Years:
- Development Associate, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines
- Communications Manager, Grinnell Chamber of Commerce, Grinnell
- Sports Reporter/Editor, Worthington Globe, Worthington, Minn.
- Director of Student Engagement, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.
- Advertising Associate, Sukup Manufacturing, Sheffield
- Associate Director for Marketing, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago, Ill.
Sample Stand-out Alumni Positions:
- Senior Vice President/Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Chicago, Ill.
- Feature Producer, ESPN, Bristol, Conn.
- Press Secretary, Prime Minister of Namibia
- President/Equity Partner/Owner, Relationship Marketing, Inc., Des Moines
- Professor, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
