Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Communication
NAU, PO Box 5619, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5619
928-523-2232 (fax 928-523-1505)
See School of Communication page for information about Admission Requirements, Communication Core, Graduation Requirements, Advising and Student Responsibilities, and Suggested 1st Year Schedule.
You may pursue the following academic plans through the School of Communication’s journalism program:
B.S. journalism with emphases in environmental communication, news editorial, and photojournalism
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: environmental communication (extended major)
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies: environmental communication (extended major)
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: news editorial (extended major)
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies: news editorial (extended major)
Our journalism plans are designed to prepare you for a professional career in news and editorial journalism or photojournalism and to provide you with an understanding of society and its institutions, arts, sciences, literature, history, and technology through a focus on the liberal arts.
As a journalism major, you benefit from an integrated approach to communication that develops your professional skills and focuses on ethics and freedom of expression. Our academic plans reflects the latest developments in the profession, and you have the opportunity to attain valuable hands-on experience with university media and through professional internships.
Click here for more information about Journalism undergraduate courses, graduate courses, and faculty.
Our journalism plan is affiliated with the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication. Our professors are associated with such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of News Design, the Arizona Newspaper Association, the National Newspaper Association, the First Amendment Congress, and the International Association of Weekly Newspaper Editors.
Our program is one of six in the nation to receive a yearly grant from the Scripps League Newspaper Education and Research Fund, which we use for student scholarships and special programs like NAU’s High-School Journalism Workshop for Minority Students. Other support for this ten-day summer activity comes from the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and the Hearst Minority Endowment.
With a special endowment from the late Mark Finley, our faculty members also conduct a humorous writing competition every year. In addition, we receive scholarship grants from a variety of sources, including the Reader’s Digest Foundation.
Click here for more information about Journalism undergraduate courses, graduate courses, and faculty.