The basic tenets underlying journalism — accuracy, timeliness and fairness — are as true today as ever. But the way reporters work is continually evolving. A Bachelor of Science (BS) in Multimedia Journalism from Georgia Southern University prepares you to meet your audience where they are as you learn to deliver information using writing, audio, video and other formats.
Locations
- Statesboro Campus (In Person)
Why Major in Multimedia Journalism at Georgia Southern?
- Refine your voice and vision with paid positions for student publications.
- Complete an internship to see how a newsroom works.
- Learn your craft from veteran editors and reporters.
- Put your profession in perspective: Georgia Southern earns top marks for teaching journalism history.
- 124 credit hours to completion.
Journalists aren’t just skilled storytellers. They’re also adept at the techniques needed to share those stories and become knowledgeable observers of the issues facing society.
Students in the bachelor’s in multimedia journalism program explore the theory and practice behind the profession while also taking liberal arts classes to build a deeper understanding of the world around them. Through this combination, graduates gain the skills and perspective needed to work for newspapers, online and specialty publications, magazines and other outlets.
And while journalism is changing quickly, Georgia Southern commits to helping students understand the foundations of the profession — the only one specifically protected in the U.S. Constitution. The American Journalism Historians Association ranks our Department of Communication Arts among the nation’s best in terms of teaching journalism history, keeping pace with other renowned programs.
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What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s in Multimedia Journalism?
Georgia Southern alumni work throughout the Southeast and abroad as reporters, anchors, editors, fact-checkers and photographers at TV stations, digital news outlets, daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, industry newsletters, and everything in between.
Where our graduates work:
- Atlanta Hawks
- AT&T
- The Brunswick News
- CNN
- Comcast
- MedHub
- Morris Communications
- OMNITEC Solutions Inc.
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Statesboro Herald
- 257 Sports
- ABC News
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- FOX News
- Grice Connect
- Law360
- National Public Radio
- NBC News
- The Wall Street Journal
What our graduates do:
- Account executive
- Bureau chief
- Copy editor
- Historian
- News director
- News editor
- Public information officer
- Reporter
- Speechwriter
- Technical communicator
What You’ll Learn
Journalists are the eyes and ears of society. While you’re here, you’ll learn to conduct interviews, sift through public documents, investigate tips and help your audience make sense of the world around them. Courses cover the practical and technical aspects of the profession, including news reporting and writing, ethics, digital storytelling and public affairs reporting, among others.
See the Full CurriculumBuild Your Experience
The fastest way to become a better journalist is to practice. At Georgia Southern, you’ll have the chance to do real-world reporting under deadline pressure — just like a working journalist.
Internships
Get supervised experience at an approved media outlet through the program’s Journalism Internship course. You’ll earn bylines or other credits you can show prospective employers, letting them know you have what it takes to contribute to a newsroom or another fast-paced, communications-driven workplace.
The George-Anne Media Group
From newsletters and newspapers to social media and television, students tell the campus story while on the job with the George-Anne Media Group. Report, edit, photograph, video or produce — they do it all and for a daily audience of over 2.6 million faculty, staff and students.
The Southern Reflector Magazine
Contribute in-depth reporting, opinions, art and other works to the Southern Reflector, Georgia Southern’s student-produced magazine.
Student Organizations
Take your passion for journalism out of the classroom by joining one of several student groups devoted to the profession, including Eagle News 97, PRestige, a student-run public relations firm, or the Society for Professional Journalists.
Additional Information
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Once complete, pay the $30 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
- You can check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
Several scholarships are available for students majoring in programs offered through the Department of Communication Arts. One, the Laura Dyar Journalism Scholarship, is available exclusively for multimedia journalism majors.
Scholarships for Communication Arts StudentsAlumni Feature
When Megan Leben, a multimedia journalism and public relations graduate, landed a dream internship with Joe Gibbs Racing, she faced one big obstacle: Finding the money she’d need to move to Charlotte for the summer. The Office of Career and Professional Development’s Internship Scholarship Program paved the way with a grant.
Read Her Story
Faculty Feature
Selected for a Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professors in Media Ad Sales professorship, Dean Cummings, an associate professor of multimedia and film production, delved into some of the latest media sales techniques and incorporated them into his lesson plans:: “The media landscape is always moving. My students benefited from what I learned because I brought relevant and applicable information back to the classroom.”
Take the Next Step
Before you tell the world’s stories, start your own at Georgia Southern. Contact us today to learn more about the BS in Multimedia Journalism program.
Contact Us
Department of Communication Arts
Sanford Hall
P.O. Box 8091
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: 912-478-5138
Fax: 912-478-0822
Email: commarts@georgiasouthern.edu