Brochure: School of Global Journalism & Communication

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At Morgan State, you’ll learn from faculty who are leaders and recognized experts in their fields. As Dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication, DeWayne Wickham has served as a cross-platform journalist, including as a Capitol Hill correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, a talk show host for Baltimore’s WBAL-TV, and a 30-year columnist for USA Today, among numerous other high-profile positions.

The School’s faculty also includes E.R. Shipp, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist; Denise Cabrera, the first African American woman to be appointed Bureau Chief of the Associated Press; Stacey Patton, an award-winning journalist and recipient of the 2015 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence; and Heidi Gerber Salins, an audio engineer and production professional whose work has earned her multiple Grammy nominations, among other honors.

Career Paths Graduates of the School of Global Journalism & Communication often go directly into the workforce. Career paths include traditional journalism, digital media, film, television, radio, public relations, and more. If you’re interested in advanced study in the field, the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State offers a Master of Arts in Journalism.

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Partnerships for Learning In fields as dynamic as journalism and communication, partnerships with other institutions play an important role in experiential learning. Students from the Morgan State International Reporting and Writing class joined Penn State students for a reporting trip to Greece. Our students have also made similar trips to Cuba and Selma, Alabama.

Similarly, faculty exchanges and residencies allow students to learn from highly experienced professionals. As a Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson taught courses in documentary filmmaking on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Outside professionals are regularly invited to teach master classes in specialized areas of study.

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Leading in Education THE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION

Prepare to communicate in the global village with a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University. Here you can earn your bachelor’s degree in one of three distinct programs of study: Multimedia Journalism, Multiplatform Production,

and Strategic Communication. You’ll hone the skills needed to succeed in traditional media, and gain the knowledge you need to work in a dynamic,

multiplatform digital world. You’ll benefit from stateof-the-art facilities including audio and video studios, a digital newsroom, editing suite, and newly renovated instructional labs.

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Our Global Conference Center provides opportunities for students and faculty to connect with people around the nation and the world without leaving campus. Equipped with video conferencing equipment, the Center provides connections to outside locations and allows sessions to be recorded for future use.

Programs of Study MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM

The Bachelor of Science degree in Multimedia Journalism is designed to give you the skills you need to become a successful journalist in the 21st Century. Learn to report, write, record, and edit for traditional print and broadcast, as well as for digital and web-based operations, with a focus on the use of social media and related technologies. Here you’ll gain handson experience through our on-campus, faculty-supervised news bureau. The major in Multimedia Journalism includes an important global focus, too. In the School of Global Journalism & Communication, you’ll learn how to report about what’s happening across the world in ways that recognize international diversity.

MULTIPLATFORM PRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Science in Multiplatform Production recognizes that the integration of the media and proliferation of new technologies requires that you learn how to do it all. In this program, you’ll learn how to create and produce material for traditional broadcast media and for digital and web-based outlets, including social media. With faculty supervision, you’ll gain practical experience in our on-campus facilities including BEAR-TV and the online edition of The Spokesman. In addition to hands-on technical training, you’ll develop strong writing skills and exposure to global approaches to media production.

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The Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication combines public relations, advertising and other communication disciplines.

In this program, you’ll learn to identify key audiences and how to reach them through strategically focused approaches, while you develop writing skills for traditional media as well as social media and emerging technologies. Through the School’s in-house strategic communications operation, you’ll get handson experience creating real campaigns for real clients in a faculty-supervised setting. This program also includes a global focus, as you learn to create and execute communications campaigns for worldwide audiences in ways that recognize the diversity of those populations.