中密歇根大学

Central Michigan University'​s journalism major with a public relations concentration delivers the best of two diverse and powerful communication career tracks. As a journalism: public relations major, you’ll combine the skills of storytelling with technology and new media. This unique and real-world-focused major makes public relations writing, principles and practices the focal point and integrates journalism research and editing skills to develop well-rounded students ready for a demanding and fast-paced media career.​​

The mission of the Department of the Journalism is to foster in its students the skills, values, and practices associated with professional journalism and strategic communication; to further their understanding of how those attributes intersect with local, national, and global citizenship; to demand critical thinking; to challenge them to be the creators of and leaders in a constantly changing communication environment, and to fully engage with diverse audiences.​

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.