2019/2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism and Media Studies
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Undergraduate Information
OFFICE: Professional Studies and Fine Arts 361
TELEPHONE: 619-594-5450 / FAX: 619-594-6246
E-MAIL: jmsdesk@sdsu.edu
WEBSITE: http://jms.sdsu.edu
The advertising, journalism, and public relations programs are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
Faculty
Emeritus: Borden, Broom, Brown, Buckalew, Davis, Dozier, Eadie, Hartung, Martin, McBride, Odendahl, Spevak, Wulfemeyer
Director: Arceneaux (Interim)
The Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communication and Public Policy: Eger
Professors: Arceneaux, Mueller, Sha, Sweetser
Associate Professors: Nee, Schmitz Weiss, Shen, Zhong
Assistant Professors: Feng, Rodriguez, Santana
Lecturers: Cicalo, Kruming
The Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communication and Public Policy
More than 40 major communications companies contributed to establish The Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communication and Public Policy. The professorship serves as the center for the study of public policy and issues affecting the communications/information field, about which Lionel Van Deerlin was vitally concerned during his 18 years in Congress. The current holder of the professorship is John M. Eger.
General Information
The School of Journalism and Media Studies envisions a global society where citizens are engaged in their communities; where media professionals are ethical and committed to diversity and inclusivity, and embrace technology to serve the public good; and where people from all backgrounds think critically about the media. The school’s curricula reflect these very important themes. Students are required to take a set of core classes in digital and social media, ethics and law, and research methods for professional communicators. They also complement their in-class work with internships and service-learning projects in the community. Programs within the school prepare students for careers in advertising, journalism, public relations, and other media industries, as well as for jobs in a technologically driven workforce landscape whose future media forms cannot be predicted. The School of Journalism and Media Studies also prepares students to enter careers as analysts, producers, and editors of media content in government and private industry, as well as for graduate education in a variety of disciplines.
Impacted Programs
Programs in the School of Journalism and Media Studies are impacted. Students must enter the university under the designated major code for the selected program. To be admitted to the selected program, refer to the program description for specific impaction criteria.
Journalism and Media Studies Assessment
All students majoring in advertising, journalism, media studies, and public relations must complete a degree learning outcomes assessment in their first semester of enrolling in Journalism and Media Studies courses and during their final semester prior to graduation. See the School of Journalism and Media Studies advising office for more information.
Major Academic Plans (MAPs)
Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education courses will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.
Graduate Information
OFFICE: Professional Studies and Fine Arts 361
TELEPHONE: 619-594-5450 / FAX: 619-594-6246
E-MAIL: jmsdesk@sdsu.edu
WEBSITE: http://jms.sdsu.edu
Faculty
Ronald J. Arceneaux, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Director of School (Interim)
Joel J. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Emeritus
David M. Dozier, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Emeritus
William F. Eadie, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Emeritus, Director of Academic Labor Relations, Academic Affairs
John M. Eger, J.D., The Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communication and Public Policy
Barbara Mueller, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Bey-Ling Sha, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Acting Associate Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
Kathleen D. Sweetser, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
K. Tim Wulfemeyer, Ed.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Emeritus
Rebecca C. Nee, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Amy Schmitz Weiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (Graduate Adviser)
Hongmei Shen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Mei Zhong, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Yang Feng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Nathian S. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Arthur D. Santana, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Associateships
Graduate students are employed in the School of Journalism and Media Studies in teaching, research, and other areas. Graduate teaching associateships are available to a limited number of qualified students. Contact the school director for details. Please submit graduate application materials by March 1 for the subsequent fall semester.
General Information
The School of Journalism and Media Studies offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts degree in communication with a specialization in mass communication and media studies. This degree prepares students either for additional graduate work, leadership positions in key media industries and professional areas, or teaching careers at the community college level. Graduates occupy leadership positions in advertising, digital and social media, journalism, media and telecommunications management, public relations, and telecommunications policy, as well as enter premier doctoral programs across the country.
In addition to advertising, journalism, and public relations, research interests of faculty and students include audience uses of media, digital and social media studies and technologies, international media, media criticism, media ethics, media and identity, media history, media law, media management, media message and program strategies, media organizations and professionals, media production, and telecommunication regulation and policy.
Admission to Graduate Study
The specialization in mass communication and media studies admits students for the fall semester only. Electronic applications and materials must be completed and received by March 1.
In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to the university with classified graduate standing as outlined in Part Two of this bulletin, students applying for admission to the Master of Arts degree in communication with a specialization in mass communication and media studies are evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Undergraduate major or minor in advertising, journalism, media studies, public relations, radio-television, strategic communication, or a related discipline. Those lacking adequate undergraduate preparation may be admitted conditionally to the program and may be required to take one or more proficiency courses as determined by the school’s graduate admissions committee. Proficiency courses do not count toward the 30 units of a student’s graduate program.
- Minimum grade point average of 2.85 (when A equals 4.0) in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted (this calculation may not include lower division courses taken after award of a baccalaureate degree).
Students applying for admission should electronically submit the university application available at http://www.calstate.edu/apply along with the $55 application fee by March 1.
All applicants must submit admissions materials online to SDSU Graduate Admissions and to the School of Journalism and Media Studies by March 1.
Graduate Admissions
The following materials should be submitted by March 1 as a complete package directly to:
Graduate Admissions
Enrollment Services
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-7416
- Official transcripts (in sealed envelopes) from all postsecondary institutions attended;
NOTE:
- Students who attended SDSU need only submit transcripts for work completed since last attendance.
- Students with international coursework must submit both the official transcript and proof of degree. If documents are in a language other than English, they must be accompanied by a certified English translation.
- GRE scores (http://www.ets.org SDSU institution code 4682, department code 4503). All applicants must post a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal score of 450 (old) or 150 (new) or higher; a GRE quantitative score of 450 (old) or 142 (new) or higher; a combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 950 (old) or 295 (new) or higher; and a GRE writing assessment (GRE-W) of 4.0 (old and new) or higher;
- English language score, if medium of instruction was in a language other than English (http://www.ets.org SDSU institution code 4682).
For international applicants for whom English is not their first language, English language paper scores of 550 (or 213 online) or higher. Satisfaction of minimum requirements is not a guarantee of admission.
School of Journalism and Media Studies
This program requires a supplemental application. See http://jms.sdsu.edu/index.php/admissions/mass_communication_requirements for details.
Advancement to Candidacy
All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy as described in Part Four of this bulletin.
Programs
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