Multimedia Journalism Concentration
About 93 percent of Americans got at least some portion of their daily news online in 2018, according to the Pew Research Center.
What will you study?
To earn this concentration, you will take courses such as:
- COM 150 Media Ethics and Law
- COM 205: Student Media
- COM 245: Fact Finding and Checking
- ENG 210: Public Action Writing
- COM 326: Digital Journalism
What are your career paths?
You may work as a reporter, editor, or news analyst for a newspaper, radio station, or television network or as a journalist for a digital media company. You can pursue communication careers in the nonprofit and corporate arenas.
Here are some of the most common career paths from which you might choose. Data is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
| Occupation |
Growth through 2026 |
2018 median pay |
| Writer, blogger, and author |
Eight percent |
$62,170 |
| Public relations specialist* |
Nine percent |
$60,000 |
| Public relations and fundraising managers |
Ten percent |
$114,800 |
| Technical writer |
11 percent |
$71,850 |
| Producer, director, or show runner |
12 percent |
$71,680 |
