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Contact Information:
Phone: 218.299.3994
Location: Academy
Chair: David A. Sprunger (e-mail)
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Newspaper associations in Minnesota and North Dakota seek reporters
and editors with strong liberal arts educations and experience
in journalistic writing. Career possibilities for print journalism
majors — in newspapers, magazines, book publishing and
cyberspace — are predicted to increase through the year
2020.
In response to these needs, Concordia has launched a new program
within the English Department to provide a major and minor in
print journalism. A liberal arts education is excellent preparation
for journalists who must think critically, research and analyze,
and present information clearly and in a meaningful context.
At Concordia, students are well-grounded in the basics of writing,
reporting and ethics as they prepare to become thoughtful and
well-informed professional journalists capable of advancing
the college’s mission, “to influence the affairs
of the world….”
The Program
• The approach to coursework is practical and oriented
toward preparing students to function with excellence in journalism
careers.
• The goal of the program is to be specific
enough for students to learn real skills, and flexible enough
to provide context for those skills through Concordia’s
outstanding liberal arts curriculum.
• Staff members
of The Forum (Fargo-Moorhead’s daily newspaper) are involved
in classroom instruction and interaction. Students are paired
with working beat reporters and correspond weekly with them
via e-mail to ask specific questions and learn newsgathering
techniques.
• Additional informal mentorships evolve
as students and working journalists interact in the classroom.
Emphasis is placed on gaining “real-world” exposure
and experience for students working in partnership with professional
journalists.
Concordia Benefits
• Concordia is recognized
as having the strongest undergraduate English writing program
in the region, with an established network of outreach opportunities
and excellent ties with regional media.
• English
faculty are active authors, poets, columnists, editors and scholars.
Students in the English program at Concordia are exposed to
an extraordinary range of writing styles and approaches to writing.
• Our nationally recognized liberal arts curriculum endows
students with the ability to think analytically, be adaptive
and become effective communicators.
• Concordia’s
emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to the curriculum brings
students into contact with a rich array of ideas and theories.
• Concordia’s program emphasizes “journalism
core values” of reporting, writing, editing and ethics.
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