2021/2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism and Media Studies
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OFFICE: Adams Humanities 4196
TELEPHONE: 619-594-5450
E-MAIL: jmsdesk@sdsu.edu
WEBSITE: http://jms.sdsu.edu
Director: Temple Northup, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Undergraduate Advisor: Alexa Mokalis, M.A., Lecturer
Graduate Advisor: Amy Schmitz Weiss, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., Butler University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin)
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty:
Ronald J. Arceneaux, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (A.B.J., University of Georgia; M.A., City University of New York; Ph.D., University of Georgia)
Barbara Mueller, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington).
Hongmei Shen, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., Renmin University of China; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland)
Kathleen D. Sweetser, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., Old Dominion University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida)
Yang Feng, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.M., University of China; M.A., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University)
Rebecca C. Nee, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., Northwestern University; Ed.D., Pepperdine University)
Arthur D. Santana, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Oregon)
Mei Zhong, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., University of Guam; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Kent State University)
Lourdes M. Cueva Chacon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.S., Universidad de Lima, Chile; M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin)
Nathian S. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., University of Texas of the Permian Basin; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University)
Patrick D. Thelen, M.A., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (B.A., Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile; M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Florida)
Lecturers:
Lora Cicalo, M.S.
David Coddon, M.F.A.
Rebecca V. Frazee, M.A., Ed.D.
Martin Kruming, J.D.
Dana Littlefield, M.S.
Emeritus Faculty:
Valerie Barker, Ph.D., 2001-2018, Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies
Diane L. Borden, Ph.D., 1998-2013, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Lee Brown, Ph.D., 1978-1994, Professor of Journalism
James K. Buckalew, Ph.D., 1967-1999, Professor of Communication
Joel J. Davis, Ph.D., 1990-2014, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
David M. Dozier, Ph.D., 1980-2013, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
William F. Eadie, Ph.D., 2001-2014, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Barbara W. Hartung, Ph.D., 1976-2001, Executive Assistant to the President; Professor of Communication
Donald R. Martin, Ph.D., 1969-2004, Associate Dean, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts; Associate Professor of Communication
James F. McBride, M.S., 1988-2017, Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies
Eric M. Odendahl, Ph.D., 1964-1992, Professor of Journalism
Joseph E. Spevak, Ph.D., 1969-2006, Assistant Professor of Communication
K. Tim Wulfemeyer, Ed.D., 1976-1980 and 1987-2013, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Undergraduate Information
The School of Journalism and Media Studies offers programs in journalism, advertising, public relations, and media studies. The advertising, journalism, and public relations programs are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
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
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 Admission and Registration , 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 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 https://jms.sdsu.edu/admissions/graduate_admissions for details.
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