Journalism and Media Studies
Major or Minor in
Journalism and Media Studies
Journalists and media producers are, at their heart, storytellers. If you like to create videos, articles and photos, a JAMS major will teach you how media reach people, and why media matter. From your first day on campus, build on your coursework by joining student media groups—the Linfield Review and Wildcat Productions. You will develop the knowledge needed to advance to real-world organizations that create and distribute media content or to graduate study in the field.
As a journalism and media studies major at Linfield
you might take:
Explore how people use media, the organizations that make media, and the media technologies we encounter every day. (JAMS 150)
Living in a Media World
Explore how people use media, the organizations that make media, and the media technologies we encounter every day. (JAMS 150)
Acquire the skills you’ll need to tell stories on the Internet, including coding, writing, photography, video, and graphic design. (JAMS 180)
Multimedia Storytelling
Acquire the skills you’ll need to tell stories on the Internet, including coding, writing, photography, video, and graphic design. (JAMS 180)
Learn how social media work, and how professionals in journalism and public relations use social media to reach audiences. (JAMS 343)
Social Media Theory and Practice
Learn how social media work, and how professionals in journalism and public relations use social media to reach audiences. (JAMS 343)
Studying journalism and media studies at Linfield
Learning Outcomes
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Create entertaining, informative, and/or persuasive media content
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Analyze and evaluate media content
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Understand the effects of media on audiences
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Understand the structures and functions of mediated communication
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Intern in all areas of journalism and media studies
Internships provide invaluable hands-on experience and further develop your professional skills. Some companies where journalism and media studies majors at Linfield have found internship placements include:
| Disney College Program |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation |
| Columbia Sportswear |
| America’s Public Television Stations |
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