Philip Merrill College of Journalism (JOUR)
Welcome to the Philip Merrill College of Journalism! A Merrill College education will give your students the skills and experiences to become #MerrillMade and ready for the real world.
Whether your student dreams of being an investigative, sports, entertainment, data or broadcast journalist, a communicator, lawyer, digital strategist or influencer — or if they just want to develop a modern, versatile set of tools that can help them reach the top of any industry, Merrill College will help them get there.
How we will help your student:
- Course selection and registration
- Journalism degree planning
- One-on-one advising appointments
- Referral to campus resources
- Adding a double major or minor
- Education Abroad
How can you support your student?
- Brush up on grammar skills
- Send in AP/IB/transfer credits
- Consider a double major, minor or education abroad program
- Follow Merrill College Google Group
- Participate in New Student Welcome
- Communicate with their peer mentor
- Explore campus publications and student organizations
- Meet with an academic advisor regularly
- Go to Merrill’s Internship/Career Fair
- Network with peers, professors and alumni
Sample Fall Schedule
- JOUR181 Grammar for Journalists (1 cr.)
- JOUR200 Journalism History, Roles and Structures
- JOUR152 Storytelling with Code (1 cr.)
- ENGL101 Academic Writing
- MATH107 Intro to Math Modeling and Probability
- COMM107 Oral Communication
- GVPT170 American Government
Areas of Study Outside Journalism
NOTE: All Journalism students are required to have a mini area of expertise in something outside of JOUR or COMM, four upper level classes from a single department. A double major and/or minor is NOT required!
Common Areas of Concentration:
History
Cinema and Media Studies
Sociology
Criminology and Criminal Justice
African American Studies
Public Policy
English
Common Double majors:
Government
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Information Science
Cinema and Media Studies
Public Policy
History
English
Common Minors:
General Business
Law and Society
Sociology
History
Creative Writing
Spanish
Study Abroad
Short-term, faculty-led programs or semester or year-long experiences at a foreign partner institution
Journalism Summer Abroad Programs
- Global Media in Austria
- Sport Globalization in Senegal
Other popular destinations: Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia/New Zealand
Contact
Instagram: @merrillcollege