Journalism and Mass Communication

UWM Journalism and Mass Communication students learn from an outstanding faculty and from the varied opportunities of a vibrant city with many media organizations.

The B.A. in Journalism and Media Communication offers both insightful academic study of the media and preparation for careers in media professions. JMC majors complete one of three concentrations:

• The Journalism/Documentary concentration provides knowledge and experience in the increasingly integrated fields of broadcast journalism, print journalism, online journalism, and documentary production.
• The Media Studies concentration emphasizes critical, cultural, historical, legal, ethical, and social scientific analysis of the media and society while also providing experience in media production.
• The Strategic Communication concentration provides an integrated approach to advertising and public relations.

The M.A. in Media Studies involves research on practically any media topic. The purpose of the program is to develop abilities to research, reflect on, and write about media studies topics. Courses foster knowledge and understanding of mass media and society through critical, cultural, historical, legal, ethical, or social scientific approaches. Students work closely with their faculty advisors to prepare course plans and to conduct original research for their theses. The members of the graduate faculty are nationally respected scholars with a wide range of specialties. Students come from a variety of backgrounds.