Top Journalism Colleges in Georgia

University of Georgia

• The University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in several concentrations. Undergraduate students choose from among majors in broadcast news, magazines, newspapers, publication management, public relations, advertising and telecommunication arts. Also available are both a master's and doctoral degree in mass communication. The programs focus not just on journalism but also on advertising/public relations and telecommunications.

  Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
  University of Georgia
  120 Hooper Street
  Athens, GA 30602
  706-542-1704
  grady.uga.edu

Georgia State University

• Three concentrations are available in Georgia State University's undergraduate program: print journalism, public relations and telecommunications. Students focusing on print journalism take courses in subjects such as media and popular culture, beginning and advanced reporting and newsgathering, media management, and editorial and critical writing. Course work for public relations students includes corporate communication, cases and problems in public relations and media management, and marketing. Telecommunications students focus on topics like non-fiction scriptwriting, production and lighting design.

  Georgia State University
  662 One Park Place
  P.O. Box 4000
  Atlanta, GA 30302
  404-413-5600
  communication.gsu.edu/bd_journalism-major.html

Valdosta State University

• A mass media student at Valdosta State University enrolls in one of four course tracks: broadcast journalism, audio, video or international documentary production. For a purely journalistic focus, students take courses in such topics as digital media journalism, broadcast news writing, performance and announcing and electronic field production. Other emphases for all students include critique, ethics and communication law. Students can also pursue a graduate degree in communication.

  Valdosta State University
  1500 N. Patterson St.
  Valdosta, GA 31698
  229-333-5820
  valdosta.edu/massmedia

University of West Georgia

• The mass communication program at the University of West Georgia is intended as preparation for those entering careers in print and broadcast journalism, public relations and electronic media production. Course work for mass communication majors includes classes such as editing and makeup for print publications, telecommunication and electronic media industries, opinion and persuasive writing, diversity and mass media, and film and culture.

  University of West Georgia
  1601 Maple St.
  Carrollton, GA 30118
  678-839-5000
  westga.edu/~masscom

Georgia Southern University

• At Georgia Southern University, journalism students focus on topics such as communication research, copy editing, creative and investigative journalism and multimedia production.

  Georgia Southern University
  1332 Southern Dr.
  Statesboro, GA
  912-478-4636
  class.georgiasouthern.edu/commarts/Journalism.html