Journalism and Mass Communication

Faculty

Geoffrey A. Wright, Interim Chair, Professor
Elizabeth (Betsy) Emmons, Vice Chair, Assistant Professor
David S. Shipley, Professor
Raymond (Bernie) N. Ankney, Associate Professor
M. Clay Carey, Assistant Professor
Daniel D. Haun, Assistant Professor
Virginia (Nia) Johnson, Assistant Professor
Richard A. Rush, Assistant Professor
John Marc Green, Instructor

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Major
Journalism & Mass Communication Major (B.A.) with a required concentration in one of the following:

Advertising
Broadcast and Electronic Journalism
Print Journalism
Public Relations

Minor
Sports Media Minor

Interdisciplinary Minor
Film Production

The department offers a major in journalism and mass communication (JMC), with four possible concentrations, or tracks: advertising, broadcast and electronic journalism, print journalism, and public relations. Students must officially declare a concentration/track. The JMC major leads to a bachelor of arts degree.

The department also offers a minor in sports media and, in cooperation with the Department of Theatre and Dance , a minor in film production.

Admission Requirement to the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

Students wanting to declare JMC as an academic major must have at least a 2.50 GPA for admission and a 2.25 GPA to stay in the program. In the absence of a 2.50 Samford GPA, a 2.50 overall GPA will be considered. If the GPA falls below 2.25, the student will have one semester to increase it to reach 2.25. If the GPA does not meet or exceed 2.25 after one semester, the student will have to change majors.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

See General Education Overview in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses.

JMC majors must take MATH 110 (Contemporary Mathematics) or higher to fulfill the general education mathematics requirement. JMC majors cannot use JMC 200 to satisfy their general education social science requirement.

Programs

Major

Journalism & Mass Communication Major (B.A.)

Minor

Sports Media Minor

Interdisciplinary Minor

Film Production Interdisciplinary Minor

Courses

Journalism & Mass Communication

Journalism & Mass Communication - Film Production