Journalism
&
Media Studies
The Journalism & Media Studies Major: In the journalism and media studies major, students learn to write and report by covering the metropolitan region around them--from Newark and North Jersey to New York City. Journalism is taught as part of a liberal arts education that blends theory and practice. Courses explore writing, reporting, the history of journalism, contemporary media issues, television, radio, the web, journalistic ethics and photography.
Departmental Website:
http://vpa.newark.rutgers.edu/
Please click on the tabs below to see a list of sample occupations possible with a Journalism degree and a list employers who have hired Rutgers-Newark students with a degree in Journalism.
- Sample Occupations
- Employers who have Hired R-N Graduates
Sample Occupations
- Market Research Analyst
- Advertising Copywriter
- Television/Film Producer
- Newspaper/Magazine Journalist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Radio/TV Announcer
- Editor
- Media Buyer
- Proofreader
- Continuity Writer
- Television Production Assistant
- Editorial Assistant
- Consumer Advocate
- Sales Representative
- Fund-raiser/Development Officer
- Writer/Author
- Technical Writer/Communicator
- Community Relations Director
- Advertising Account Executive
- Convention Organizer
- Information Scientist
- Researcher
- Screen/Television Script Writer
- Lobbyist
- Speech Writer
- Human Resources Administrator
- Compensation/Benefits Administrator
- Customer Service Representative
- Insurance Agent/Broker
- Claim Adjuster/Examiner
- Travel Agent
- Cooperative Extension Agent
- Greeting Card Writer
- Resume Writer
Employers Who Have Hired R-N Graduates
- EMCORE Corporation
- Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Seventeen Magazine
- Fox News Channel
- City of New York - Department of Consumer Affairs
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Country Inns Magazine
- Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
- US Magazine
- Los Angeles Times
- YM Magazine
- Wall Street Journal
- American Geographical Society
- Sports Illustrated
- National Book Foundation
- Pearson Education
- Spotlight Magazine
- Women's Day Magazine
