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As a journalism and media studies major, you will develop strong critical writing, thinking, and reporting skills. You will learn the tools of cross-platform storytelling and produce news in our radio, video, and multimedia newsroom labs and our multicamera television studio. You will graduate with a strong portfolio of work and gain valuable professional experience through internships with local news outlets and media-producing companies in New York City.
With a background in journalism and media, you could go on to become a reporter at a newspaper, website, or television or radio station in areas ranging from general news to sports, entertainment, technology, and many others. Graduates also go on to careers in strategic communication, public relations, marketing, digital content creation, social media management, and any number of related professions.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
The journalism and media studies program encourages students to develop a critical, ethical, and deliberative paradigm for the practice of journalism as a public service. We seek to cultivate proficiencies in storytelling across platforms and subject areas, and inspire our students to embrace the potential for innovation that exists in our media environment.
Students will:
Television, Radio & Emerging Media 1165, 2032, 2401, 2726W, 3401, 4401, and 4777; one of TREM 3223 or 3535; and one of the following: TREM 4177 or 5010.
Television, Radio & Emerging Media 3040, 3405, 3782, 3841, 3861; 3871; 3881; 3891, 3925, 3951, 4042, 4045, 4728, 4782, 4881, 4827, 4862, and 4925.
Television, Radio & Emerging Media 3402, 3403, 3404, 4047, 4173 and 4403. TREM 4047 may be taken twice to fulfill this requirement so long as the topics are different.
The department chair or program director may, with the approval of the chair of the department’s undergraduate curriculum committee, allow substitutions for one or more required classes consistent with the educational goals of the program.
The Journalism and Media Studies major requires that 18 credits be taken in residency at Brooklyn College. The use of transfer or other course credit is prohibited for TREM 2726W Journalism and Society, TREM 4401 Digital News Laboratory and TREM 4777 Capstone in Journalism and Media Studies (6 credit Capstone) + one other course in the major 3000 level or up.
All courses used to meet these degree requirements must be completed with a grade of C or higher. No course in this curriculum may be taken more than twice for the purposes of degree advancement.
To help you pursue your studies in the most efficient manner, and to maximize your efforts to graduate in four years, Brooklyn College has created four-year degree maps for all its majors.
View degree maps for this major and others.
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Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Television, Radio & Emerging Media offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the journalism and media studies B.S. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of media outlets and companies, including:
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