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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

The Department of Mass Communications

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Jenna Wundrow (left), award-winning reporter and past president of SPJ, and Mnar Abumayaleh (right), winner of the Granite Broadcasting Scholarship

A mass communications degree will prepare you for a career in media, whether your dream job is anchoring the evening news, breaking a big news story or creating a national advertising campaign.

Our accredited, award-winning department is the Midwest’s premier media program, with a high job placement rate.

You can specialize in advertising, journalism, public relations or television or radio broadcast.

The Department of Mass Communications, nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC), offers a Master of Science in Mass Communications, with specialization in either advertising and public relations or a general track.

Among the program's distinguishing features are its state-of-the-art facilities and emphasis on hands-on professional experience. 

Each year, our student-run media win major state, regional and national awards, including Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence, Associated Press, and Minnesota Newspaper Association awards. In 2007, UTVS Television News surpassed all programs in the nation to win an Emmy Award and in 2008 UTVS won first place at the national SPJ awards.
"The department has a variety of classes, and most of those classes are very practical and give you an idea of what you can do in your profession. The professors are experienced in current technology, and they pass that experience on to students."
Peter Juma '06, '08
BS in Public Relations; Masters in Communications

The undergraduate and graduate programs are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC).

Mass Communications is the third-largest major on campus, with an average of  430 majors and 70 minors in the undergraduate program. The master’s program enrolls approximately 50 full-time and part-time students.

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