Journalism Major and Minor
Program Overview
Journalism Degree
The journalism major provides a foundation in writing, editing, reporting, research, video, law and ethics. As they prepare and present media content, majors learn to communicate effectively and collaborate on deadline. Majors learn how journalism serves communities with important, independently gathered information that citizens need to function in a free society. The program emphasizes news coverage that goes beyond conflict and controversy to seek stories of faith, hope and solutions to challenges. Classes are small as students work closely with faculty to develop their reporting, writing, design and presentation skills.
Journalism Minor
The journalism minor provides basic media skills to students with other majors who need to gather, create and share non-fiction content with general audiences. Journalism minors take 20 units that include almost all of the main, core journalism courses.
Quick Facts
- 2Live News Shows
- 80Stories Produced a Week Across All Mediums
- 400,000Page Views for Student-Driven Content Each Year
- 1:15Faculty-Student Ratio
About the Program
Journalism students join a dynamic field of storytellers across all media. This program is grounded in the fundamentals of accurate and ethical fact-gathering and reporting while anticipating emerging technological opportunities. This program achieves learning in three areas:
To see work produced by journalism students inside and outside of the classroom check out the links below:
Student Opportunities
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Contact Us
Communication Division
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
P: 310.506.4211
Office: CCB 206
Sarah Stone Watt
Dean & Associate Professor of Communication
Esther O'Connor
Office Manager
Sara Fernandez
Technology Liaison