You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
B.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism
M.A. in Mass
Communication
Minor in Mass Communication and
Journalism
D. Gregory Lewis, Interim Chair
Philip J. Lane, Graduate Director
James A. Flanery, Endowed Chair of Professional Journalism
Paul D. Adams, R. C. Adams, Roberta R. Asahina, Rita A. Atwood, George
A. Flynn, Russell A. Hart, William N. Monson, Donald M. Priest, James B.
Tucker, James R. Wilson
The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) has a long
and respected tradition of preparing students for careers in the mass media
and related communications industries.
The department's professionally oriented curriculum includes both conceptual
courses and laboratory skills courses. Students gain critical thinking ability
as well as technical ability in gathering, writing, editing, processing,
and managing information.
Among the department's alumni are many graduates who have attained statewide
and national recognition in the department's traditional areas of specialization:
The department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication and
journalism and also a Master of Arts degree in mass communication. MCJ is
one of the university's largest departments, with nearly 500 students enrolled
in the major.
The department has been accredited continuously for some 40 years by
the national Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
The department also is a member of the Association of Schools of Journalism
and Mass Communication, the Broadcast Education Association, and the California
Newspaper Publishers Association.
Student organizations include chapters of Alpha Epsilon Rho, the national
broadcasting society; the American Advertising Federation; the California
Chicano News Media Association; Kappa Tau Alpha, a national journalism honorary
society; the National Press Photographers Association; and the Society of
Professional Journalists.
The department hosts the annual convention for the Journalism Association
of Community Colleges and also hosts the annual high school competitions
for the San Joaquin Valley Scholastic Press Association.
All MCJ faculty members also serve as career and academic advisers to
students. Faculty members maintain close ties with the professional community
and help students to find internships and jobs. The faculty has substantial
professional experience; several members are recognized nationally for writing
textbooks and conducting research.
The department maintains studios and laboratories for audio production and
editing; video production and editing; still photography; and computerized
research, writing, and design. The department produces a weekly newspaper,
Insight, in both paper
and on-line versions. The department also manages a student-run campus radio
station, KFSR-FM, and produces closed-circuit video programs for the campus
through a student organization called Bulldog Video. Although not affiliated
with the department, The
Daily Collegian, a daily newspaper, is an additional outlet for
student work.
Mass Communication and Journalism Courses