B.A. in Journalism and Integrated Media

Overview
Journalism is an important calling — one that involves seeking truth, exposing injustice, crafting compelling stories and maintaining high ethical standards. In Biola’s journalism and integrated media major, you’ll learn reporting and storytelling from experienced faculty and media professionals. At the same time, you’ll get real-world journalism experience in one of the world’s largest and most influential media centers.
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Why Choose Journalism and Integrated Media at Biola?
In addition to its strong curriculum, expert faculty members and biblical integration, Biola’s journalism and integrated media program offers several key advantages:
- Biola has several award-winning student media opportunities where you can hone your journalism skills, including The Chimes (newspaper), The Point (magazine), EagleVision (webcast), Biola Radio and The Biolan (yearbook).
- Several off-campus programs are ideal for journalism majors, including the American Studies Program, Biola Shakespeare, the Scholars’ Semester in Oxford and others.
- Biola’s location in Southern California — one of the world’s largest and most diverse metropolitan areas — is ideal for internships, field research and job opportunities.
- To prepare students for the job market, every student must gain hands-on media experience and create a department-approved digital portfolio to demonstrate their work.
- The program is intentionally cross-cultural, encouraging students to tell the stories of people who don’t speak their language and who are often invisible to mainstream culture.
- Biola offers the Torrey Honors Program, which can enhance your journalism education and training. This unique honors program immerses you in discussion-based courses that will hone your skills in truth-seeking and logical thinking, preparing you to become an expert communicator and storyteller.
What Will I Study?
As a journalism and integrated media student, your courses will aim to provide Christ-centered, interactive experiences in the areas of in broadcasting, cross-cultural and visual media, and writing and publishing. Degree program learning highlights include:
- Current changes within American journalism
- Topics in convergent media
- The basics of editorial photography
- Theoretical approaches to the First Amendment
- Professional ethics in journalism
- Examining personal calling and philosophies related to media
- Public relations campaigns and cases
- Investigative reporting on a current cultural problem or trend
- Broadcast anchoring and announcing
- Career readiness strategies: media tours, guest lectures and mock job interviews