In 1894 Journalism became a part of the University curriculum. A Journalism Certificate was authorized in 1917. The School of Journalism, established in 1923, primarily offered courses to prepare graduates for editorial positions with newspapers and magazines. Starting in 1923, advertising courses, in cooperation with the College of Business, also were listed under Journalism. The full advertising major became part of the School of Journalism in the late 1950's.The first broadcasting class in journalism was offered in 1937. Broadcast news courses were offered in Journalism while broadcast production courses were offered in the Department of Speech until 1963 when all broadcasting courses became part of Journalism.
The school became a free-standing unit in 1979 and was named a college in 1985. The name was changed to the College of Journalism and Mass Communications in 1993.
The college's mission dictates a high priority role for excellent undergraduate teaching in the three sequences:
An M.A. in journalism complements this emphasis by building on a well-established and nationally recognized undergraduate curriculum.
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