Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Photojournalism Undergraduate Programme By Central Michigan University |TopUniversities

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Photojournalism

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

This program focuses on practical applications inside and outside the classroom that blend news value with the selection of photographs. Students will be able to graduate from the program with concrete proof that they have what it takes to succeed as a professional photographer or photo editor, whether for a weekly newspaper or an up-to-the-minute online news service. In these program students? photographic and reporting skills, creativity and knowledge will be exemplified in the photographic portfolio they will develop through the classroom theory and hands-on learning opportunities CMU's photojournalism program offers. Photojournalism is a major within CMU's journalism program, which is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. This designation is held by only one other university in Michigan. As a graduate of the photojournalism program, students will find numerous career opportunities available as a photographer or photo editor in a variety of areas: newspapers, advertising firms, magazines, modeling agencies, publishing firms, public relations agencies, graphic design studios, printing shops, television stations, and multimedia.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

This program focuses on practical applications inside and outside the classroom that blend news value with the selection of photographs. Students will be able to graduate from the program with concrete proof that they have what it takes to succeed as a professional photographer or photo editor, whether for a weekly newspaper or an up-to-the-minute online news service. In these program students? photographic and reporting skills, creativity and knowledge will be exemplified in the photographic portfolio they will develop through the classroom theory and hands-on learning opportunities CMU's photojournalism program offers. Photojournalism is a major within CMU's journalism program, which is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. This designation is held by only one other university in Michigan. As a graduate of the photojournalism program, students will find numerous career opportunities available as a photographer or photo editor in a variety of areas: newspapers, advertising firms, magazines, modeling agencies, publishing firms, public relations agencies, graphic design studios, printing shops, television stations, and multimedia.

Admission Requirements

79+
6.5+
100+
53+
CMU's incoming freshman class has an average cumulative GPA of 3.33. Other English Language Requirements: a paper-based TOEFL score of 550 and a minimum computer-based TOEFL score of 213; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (minimum score of 77); Pearson Test of English (minimum score of 53); ELS Language Center Program: Completion of Level 112.

Jan-2000

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