Department of Journalism
Kimpel 116
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-3601
E-MAIL CONTACTS:
Patsy Watkins, Department Chair
Carol Rachal, Alumni contact
how to apply
Undergraduate Program
How the Journalism Program is structured
Our undergraduate program has three areas of emphasis (or sequences)
- Editorial / News Sequence (newspapers, magazines, photojournalism)
- Broadcast Radio & TV Sequence
- Advertising & Public Relations Sequence
Within these sequences, students are trained in the following:
- identifying, reporting and writing news
- analyzing media audiences and their interests
- creating and planning advertising and public relations campaigns
- producing television programs
- basic photojournalism computer-assisted publishing
Students in the undergraduate program follow an outline of courses which include "core" courses mandated by the University and Fulbright College, journalism requirements determined by the department, and a number of general electives, selected by the student and his/her adviser. Journalism majors frequently select electives in marketing, history, political science, English, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and art.
The department maintains a steady enrollment of about 340 majors. There are ten full-time faculty, and three instructors. Instructors are hired to teach certain specialty courses. A number of journalism courses emphasize skills; thus class enrollments tend to be 15-20, and students and faculty work closely together.