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Be a Leader in Journalism and Media

Are you driven to impact communities, industries, and nations through media? We provide you the skills to achieve your goals, whether it is broadcasting the news, sports reporting, science writing, or recording innovative podcasts. There’s no shortage of opportunities to discover your passion when you find your home at the School of Journalism and Media.

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Leadership and Enterprise

Science Communication

4+1 Masters

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Concentrations

Journalism and media are fast-changing and our school stays on top of cutting-edge trends by creating concentrations that will ensure your success in the field. Students are encouraged to prepare for future careers by choosing a path that best suits their goals and career interests.

News

This concentration is designed for students interested in becoming news writers, reporters, anchors, editors, producers, or news directors for a variety of news media, including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and online news sites.

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Sports Communication

This concentration is designed for students interested in sports writing, reporting, programming, on-air talent, and production. The School of Journalism and Media maintains relationships with major sports media companies that offer excellent opportunities to our students.

Explore the Sports Communication concentration

Creative Media

This concentration is designed for students interested in creative writing, producing, and directing for the entertainment world, including for television broadcasting and digital media. The School of Journalism and  Media maintains relationships with major entertainment media companies that offer excellent opportunities to our students.

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Leadership and Enterprise

This concentration is designed for students interested in pursuing careers and becoming future leaders in media promotions, media sales, media programming and/or media entrepreneurship.

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Science Communication

This concentration is designed for students interested in producing specialized content in the areas of the hard sciences, agriculture, health, environment, and technology. The School of Journalism and Media is home to the Hill Chair of Excellence in Science Writing and hosts internationally known guest lecturers in science communication each year.

Explore the Science Communication concentration

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The 4+1 Master’s Concentration

Earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years

The Journalism and Media 4+1 concentration allows students who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication majoring in journalism and media from the University of Tennessee (within the last three years) to earn a master’s degree with a fifth year of graduate coursework (30 additional graduate credit hours). The concentration is designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the skills they focused on during their undergraduate studies while gaining knowledge in other areas of the journalism and media degree.

4+1 Concentration Course Information

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More details about the Journalism and Media concentrations and courses can be found in the 2024-2025 Catalog.


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Knoxville, TN 37996-0330
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