媒体研究

主要强调

The media studies emphasis within the 沟通的艺术 major teaches students to analyze and critique news articles and broadcast segments, 电影, 以及其他当代媒体. The curriculum challenges students to study the ownership of the press to inform their thinking about the messages conveyed. 课程 critique American and international 电影s, which students view both for meaning and as a way to better understand the cultural and social contexts in which the 电影s are made and viewed.

Experiential learning offers students an opportunity to gain real-world experience through courses like 音频/广播/播客. Students in the class designed The Cultural Edge podcast series as an informative, objective debate between co-hosts who take on current hot button issues facing the nation. Designed to mirror broadcast journalism, the podcasts were created with a narrative structure in mind.

Learning to research and mentored by our faculty, students have presented their work at national conferences. Some students choose to continue their studies in graduate schools with a few alumni accepted to prestigious graduate programs including CMU, 宾夕法尼亚州立大学, 和南加州大学.

See courses and more information in the W&J学院目录.

媒体研究概览

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With so many opportunities as students, our alumni go on to attend prestigious graduate programs; work in theatres as actors, 作家, or managers; become public relations professionals, 社交媒体经理, or sports information directors; produce and write for news stations; or go into grant writing or development. Our career preparedness includes hosting networking events with program alumni, scheduling resume and cover letter workshops, , 为雇主提供参考资料, 以及投资组合建设指导.

Some alumni incorporate skills from all areas to build their dream careers. In his role as Guest Coordinator for CBS This Morning, 科尔·格列柯18年 builds on a career sparked by an internship with CBS that he completed while still a student at W&J.

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Our students gain additional experience through department-sponsored programming and off-campus internships to supplement their coursework. We work one-on-one with our students to develop career and internship applications, 关键研究方法, 面试最佳实践, 演讲技巧, 投资组合构建, 以及网络策略.

W&J Chapter of the 公共关系 Student Society of America (PRSSA) is a vibrant campus group of students interested in networking with professionals in the PR industry and learning about future careers. Students become engaged leaders and learn how to delegate, manage and create PR content for local non profit originations.

在剧院里, 学生的表现, 设计集, 阶段管理, or hone their writing skills by participating in Student 剧院 Company productions. Student work assistants coordinate events for the department, and gain experience writing copy and managing communication arts social media accounts.

Experiential learning occurs live, each day at 91.WNJR调频7点, the College’s FCC licensed noncommercial educational radio station. WNJR broadcasts 24 hours a day, featuring an eclectic format of music. Student broadcasters have the freedom to produce a diverse range of independent programming, including talk shows on a variety of topics including sports call-in shows, 乡村音乐现场表演, 以及大学生问题. Students learn and apply skills like interviewing and recording, which are applicable to careers in traditional radio as well as the fast-growing, 播客的创新领域.

Because our electives and emphases are so varied, 沟通的艺术 majors find internships off campus in a wide range of organizations and fields. 学生发展筹款技能, 捐赠者的关系, 运动分析, 非营利性活动策划, 司法宣传, 数字化生产, 还有网络写作. Students have interned at Ford 剧院 in 华盛顿, D.C.; MTV; CNN; the Pittsburgh Penguins; CASA; UPMC Health Plan; Mylan Pharmaceuticals; and the 华盛顿 Wild Things, 以及当地的学区.