The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Journalism helps students turn their passion for storytelling into careers in news and documentary, advertising and public relations, film and media production, Spanish-language media and visual communication. The school balances enduring values of fair and ethical communication with emerging practices and new technologies. Students prepare for the professional world with experiential learning in the school's own production centers and agencies as well as with its media partners. Our alumni make a difference in their communities and across the world through the stories they tell and the causes they support.<br>Students will be able to:<br>demonstrate the ability to write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve.<br>demonstrate understanding of concepts and apply theories in the use and presentation of images and information.<br>demonstrate and apply the principles and laws of freedom of speech and press, including the right to dissent, to monitor and criticize power, and to assemble and petition for redress of grievances.<br>demonstrate an understanding of professional ethical principles and their historical development, and be able to work ethically in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness and diversity.<br>demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of groups (including communities defined by gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion and sexual orientation) in a global society in relationship to communications.<br>conduct research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to the communications professions in which they work.