Students planning to study Mass Communications should have an interest in writing and the ability to communicate information obtained by observation and interview. Potential students should have curiosity about their world, an eye for detail and a desire to learn by reading and talking to

others. A background in writing, technology, business and political science can be helpful. Experience with publications or broadcast is also beneficial. Students who complete the curriculum requirements can earn a transfer degree, a technical degree or graduate with both degrees.

CAREERS• Journalist

• Editor

• Correspondent

• Media specialist

• News analyst

• News director

• Broadcast producer

• Photographer

• Videographer

• Audio-video technician

• Web/technical writer

• Media personality beyond

The Bismarck State College Mass Communications program offers video and audio broadcast, as well as publishing and digital elements. Courses cover ethical writing skills, print publication, web publication, news photography and audio-video production. The program offers hands-on professional experience working on BSC’s student print and online news magazine The Mystician, the student broadcast production MystiCast, the student radio station The MYX and the student literary arts magazine Figments of Imagination.

Careers in mass communications are diverse, and graduates will find employment in a variety of areas including print, broadcast and electronic media, advertising, public relations, government agencies and the energy industry.

TECHNICAL • TRANSFER

MASS COMMUNICATIONS

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