新闻学理学学士学位是一个广泛而灵活的学位课程，提供广播新闻，杂志媒体，多媒体新闻和新闻摄影等专业领域，并提供结合每个专业要素的机会。学生学习在杂志，报纸和在线/网络媒体上报道，撰写和产生新闻和信息。学生还学习可视化新闻报道所必需的技能。学生必须完成其专业领域的实习。允许多次实习。鼓励学生参加各种学生媒体，包括校园广播和电视台，校园报纸（印刷和在线运营）以及多种独立的学生杂志（印刷和在线运营）。还鼓励学生探索出国留学的经验。出国留学的机会很多。
Journalists are reporters, watchdogs, storytellers. The Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism teaches students how to cover real stories that make a difference. Whether using a camera, a microphone, a smartphone or a laptop, students become journalists by doing journalism inside and outside the classroom.<br><br>Gaining critical skills that equip them for storytelling in all its forms, journalism students practice their craft in Kent State's award-winning student media. Working with these outlets, students learn how to engage audiences where they live, on TV, radio, online, social media and in print.<br><br>Journalism students produce news and feature content on visual, digital and emerging platforms, and they apply what theyve learned as part of the required professional internship.<br><br>With a grounding in ethics and an understanding of media's role in democratic society, students graduate prepared to continue as journalists or apply their skills to other professions that value critical thinking, information gathering and the ability to make sense of it for others.