Journalism Broadcasting Schools

Oklahoma State University

• Oklahoma State University's School of Journalism and Broadcasting offers both a bachelor of science and bachelor of arts in broadcast journalism. Both degrees require 127 credits to graduate and expose students to hands-on broadcasting experience. Students can serve as anchors, reporters and producers for SJB News broadcasted on station KXZY or work as newsroom interns for the schools KOSU-FM. The curriculum prepares students for jobs at radio and television stations, cable companies and production companies.

  Oklahoma State University
  School of Journalism and Broadcasting
  206 Paul Miller Building
  Oklahoma State University, OK 74078
  405-744-6354
  journalism.okstate.edu

Syracuse University

• Courses in the Syracuse University broadcast journalism program expose students to all aspects of broadcast journalism, including news gathering, reporting and producing. Sample courses include Communications Law for Journalists, Critical Perspective on News and Radio News Reporting. Students take 34 credits in their major, including two electives and two internship credits. This hands-on program gives students the opportunity to refine their skills both in front of and behind the camera. Notable alumni of this program include Contessa Brewer, an anchor for MSNBC, and Jeff Glor, an anchor and correspondent for CBS Evening News.

  Syracuse University
  S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
  215 University Place
  Syracuse, NY 13244
  315-443-2213
  newhouse.syr.edu

Boston University

• Boston University's broadcast journalism program, housed in its College of Communications, encourages students to explore all facets of broadcast journalism, from its history to its impact on society. The program focuses on reporting for both radio and television. Courses include Writing and Reporting for Broadcast News, Television Newsroom and Narrative Radio. Students take both core journalism courses and broadcast journalism courses and complete a five-course liberal arts requirement. (see Reference 4) Students earn professional experience by working with "Boston Cable Access and Programming Foundation to produce Neighborhood Network News, a nightly evening newscast made available to more than 300,000 potential cable-viewing households in Boston."

  Boston University College of Communication
  Department of Journalism
  640 Commonwealth Ave.
  Boston, MA 02215
  617-353-3484
  bu.edu