中密歇根大学

As a journalism major, you’ll combine the skills of storytelling with technology and new media. You’ll gain theory and practical skills through courses taught by a faculty with rich and diverse experience. CMU faculty will know you by name, and you’ll have one-on-one instruction in skills classes. Our award-winning, student-run newspaper, Central Michigan Life, and online Grand Central Magazine provide professional development and lifelong memories. Our strong and active alumni network crosses the country, offering valuable internships and career connections.​​

CMU's Department of Journalism is one of only two nationally accredited mass communications programs in Michigan. As part of the standards issued by ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication), retention, graduation and placement information is to be made available to the public on this website. Most of the information is compiled by CMU's Office of Institutional Research and represents the best available data for each category.

The department and its faculty are student-focused, with student success being the top priority. This is accomplished in a variety of ways:

* Hands-on Advising: The unit's faculty and staff provide hands-on attention to students, working with them individually through personalized academic and careers advising to enable them to discover their aspirations and strengths.

* Committed Faculty: Journalism faculty members bring to the classroom years of combined professional experience across a variety of media-related disciplines. They provide students with essential insights into specific careers and contacts throughout the media industries. They also update curriculum on a regular basis, introducing new courses and working with students to build their brands and their entrepreneurial ability.

* Internships and Career Placements: An academic adviser works specifically with students on internships and career placements, liaising with alumni and employers to obtain high-caliber internships for students and jobs for emerging graduates.

* Relevant experiences: Students can engage in extra-curricular activities such as workshops and conferences run by professional organizations. They also can engage in co-curricular activities such as the Grand Central e-zine practicum and work on Central Michigan Life, the campus student publication. The department provides monetary support for student travel to conferences such as the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards competition, the AdFed competition, and the Michigan Press Association, Michigan Press Photographers Association, National Press Photographers Association, and the Online News Association conventions.

A Journalism Major requires 42 hours of journalism coursework.

The Journalism Department requires that ALL graduating seniors take an exit exam prior to graduation as part of the department’s assessment effort.