Journalism - Lehigh University

Journalism from Lehigh University is a Campus Bachelor Journalism degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Journalism is crucial to the public life of a democracy. At its best, journalism serves as a watchdog to government; offers a voice for the powerless at home and abroad; entertains and instructs the public; represents the views of various groups; monitors and protects public resources and health; and provides a common memory for a people. As a journalism major, you will gain the skills to write, research and edit; use online technology for research and writing; study the implications of media technology; and examine legal and ethical roles of journalists. You'll get work experience with campus publications and internships and international views and global perspectives. Journalism and science and environmental writing coursework emphasizes writing skills, and you'll take numerous writing courses. Basic and advanced research techniques are stressed. All courses have online components. Coursework also stresses individual instruction in small classes, practical experience and competency, legal and ethical concepts, and global perspectives. You'll learn the social and cultural implications of journalists' work as you study issues facing the field, and you'll learn the impact of media technology on society. If your interests are in science and environmental writing, the program helps you develop the skills to research and write about technical subjects for the general reader. You study issues involving science, society and communication. You explore the growing emphasis on health and fitness. Students enjoy numerous career opportunities in newspapers, magazines, broadcast stations, cable networks, public relations agencies, Web sites and other media outlets. The department is also recognized as providing excellent preparation for other fields. Students have gone directly from Lehigh as journalism majors to Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the Medill Graduate School at Northwestern University and others. An interdisciplinary minor in communication is offered for students interesting in developing oral communication skills and a better understanding of how people share meaning through persuasive use of rhetoric, logic and symbols in public, one-to-one and small group communication. View more details on Lehigh University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Journalism courses.