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Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
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Academics
Fall Open House
Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
Academics
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Admission & Financial Aid
Fall Open House
Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
Admission & Financial Aid
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Student Life
Fall Open House
Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
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A Program for Tomorrow’s Leading Journalists
The Journalism concentration within the Communication major is designed to stir and enrich your curiosity, resourcefulness, and concern about the issues of the day. You will study the history, literature, and law of your field, and you will graduate with years of hands-on journalism experience to ensure your success upon entering the industry.
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Focused Coursework On Your Future
Whether you’re interested in news writing, broadcast journalism, editing, photojournalism, or even if you don’t know where your specific interests lie, the Journalism program is designed for you. Learn the fundamentals of journalism, as well as the details of individual industries within the field. You’ll take courses like:
Engage in Real-World Journalism
Marist’s Journalism students have access to a wide range of opportunities for hands-on experience in the field. Over 83% of Marist students complete at least one internship, and being only 90 minutes away from both New York City and Albany, NY, you’ll have special access to journalistic epicenters of the world. Alongside internship experiences, you’ll have access to on-campus journalistic hubs like:
- Marist Circle: the main school newspaper written, photographed, edited, designed, and produced by and for the Red Fox Community.
- The Society of Professional Journalists: join the Marist chapter of the premier professional society for journalists in the United States, and engage with working journalists as guest speakers and mentors, and gain access to journalism awards and training seminars.
- Marist Poll: Marist's survey and polling research center provides Journalism and other students access to important political and social data and also offers exciting activities and excursions.
Develop The Skills Needed To Succeed
Research & Reporting
Learn and practice the interviewing and research techniques reporters use in turning ideas into complete, thorough and truthful stories.
Critical Thinking
Develop the ability to analyze information from sources, evaluate it for importance and relevance, and synthesize it into a coherent account of a story.
Written & Visual Communication
Learn and refine the techniques that journalists use to communicate complex stories to the public in clear and compelling ways.
Ethical Decision Making In Newsrooms
Examine current ethical concerns in journalism, as well as professional ethical codes, and develop strategies for practical and principled newsroom decision making.
News Literacy & Analysis
Analyze a wide variety of news sources for their points of view, relevance, and contributions to the public conversation and put them into social and historical context.
Public Presentation
Develop skill and confidence in public presentation settings, from interview situations to newsroom meetings and public forums with audiences, readers and subscribers.
The Value of a Marist Education
Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its students through unique and personalized combinations of coursework and experience in and out of the classroom. These experiences provide valuable personal growth and occupational expertise to reflect students' individual passions.
Employed or attending grad school 6 months after graduation
Of Marist Graduates Participated in one or more internships
Graduation rate, higher than the average for public and private colleges
Marist study abroad is the national leader for academic year programs, per Open Doors Report.
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