Offers four degree concentrations
Multimedia News
Public Relations
Multimedia Production
Broadcast Production Concentration
And a minor option in Mass Communications
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Get started zooming in your future with a degree in Multimedia from UAPB!
The Department of Multimedia Communications is becoming the program of choice in the state. Here’s a glance:
Multimedia News
Public Relations
Multimedia Production
Broadcast Production Concentration
And a minor option in Mass Communications
The department is currently working toward gaining accreditation by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communications for our undergraduate programs in journalism and radio-television. Only 109 schools in the U.S. are accredited by ACEJMC.
Our faculty bring years of media experience to the university and work with students in “real world” applications. The facilities are state-of-the-art, and we strive to keep our equipment and facilities on par with those found in the media and communication industries.
The Multimedia News option prepares students to work as journalists and news practitioners who generate, research, write, and produce newsworthy content for print and online media. Students who complete the program will be prepared to work for newspapers, magazines and online media.
The Multimedia Production Option prepares students to work in the areas of broadcast journalism. This includes radio, television and online media. Student who complete the program will have the skills needed to prepare broadcast news copy, work behind the scenes and create other types of broadcast programming.
The Public Relations option prepares students seeking a career as communication or media specialists in profit and/or non-profit organizations. Students will learn to build and maintain good relations, public understanding and reputations for various types of organizations. The degree is ideal for those with strong communication skills.
Students who major in Public Relations not only learn to content creation skills, they also learn to monitor the social stream and how to collect and analyze data for real-time events, brand communication and public relations campaigns.