Michigan State University School of Journalism

Degrees offered

The School of Journalism offers a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., with undergraduate thematic areas including writing, reporting and editing; broadcast journalism; environment, science and health; international reporting; sports journalism; media design; media relations; photojournalism; information graphics; and journalism education.

Programs and emphasis

Students work in the Spartan Newsroom, a glass-walled newsroom with a 24-camera motion-capture lab, and may intern with WKAR, Michigan's PBS television, radio, and digital station, housed in the same building. The school has been continuously accredited by ACEJMC since 1949, making it one of the longest continuously accredited journalism programs in the country, and it houses the Center for Journalism Studies.

History

MSU's first journalism course was taught in 1910. The first radio and newspaper management courses were developed in 1937, and the nation's first journalism internship program was established a year later. The unit became the Department of Journalism in 1942 and the School of Journalism in 1955. The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, founded in 1921, has been housed at the school since 1982.

Key faculty and leadership

Tim P. Vos: Director of the School of Journalism and founder of its Center for Journalism Studies.
Lucinda Davenport: Former director of the school.

Location and contact info

Address
Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone
517-355-6574
Website
https://comartsci.msu.edu/departments/school-journalism