Journalism and Integrated Media
J ournalism and I ntegrated M edia
laboratory and collection of offices for public relations agency work. Senior Portfolio Review All students in the Department of Journalism and Integrated Media are expected to undergo a portfolio review and defense by a Department Portfolio Review Committee before graduating. The portfolio consists of the student’s best work, completed during either coursework or internships during the time they have been enrolled in the major. The student’s portfolio will be rated for competency or non-competency. Competent work can also be rated as exemplary. Students whose portfolio does not earn at least a competency rating must re-submit their portfolio to the Review Committee. Timing of the review is the semester before graduating (typically Fall semester of the senior year in a normal four-year undergraduate cycle). For December graduates, the review would take place during Spring semester. In cases of unavoidable emergency, the Spring review and defense can take place during one of the two academic Summer sessions. Re-submitted Fall semester portfolios will be reviewed during the Interterm or Spring semester. Traditional students should schedule a preliminary portfolio review with their academic advisor at the end of five semesters to plan successful completion of the Senior Portfolio. Transfer students should schedule a preliminary portfolio review after two semesters. Scheduling of the Senior Portfolio review and defense is the responsibility of the student, and must be done with the departmental secretary after collaboration with the student’s academic advisor. Portfolio review and defense will be scheduled once each semester. Practicum and Internships Required media practicum courses, consisting of on- campus media work, provide opportunity for students to build a portfolio that gives evidence of professionalism, innovation and excellence — crucial to success in gaining competitive internships in top media marketplaces. All students must complete two (2) semesters of practicum. It is not recommended that students take Practicum courses concurrently in a given semester. One of the two practicum courses must be Media Leadership. Internship, comprising a total of 3 credits, is required for graduation in the Journalism major. Students may do multiple internships if the combined total credit is no more than 3 credits. Students, guided by their academic adviser, are encouraged to pursue other (non-credit) internships to gain as much hands-on experience as possible before their senior year. Students may take internship any semester or during the Summer under supervision of department faculty, guided by stipulations of the Journalism Internship packet. The total number of credits that may be applied from practicum and internship may not exceed 3 credits. Total
Faculty Chair:
Michael Longinow, Ph.D.
Longinow, Tarpley
Professors:
Oleson Welter
Associate Professor: Assistant Professor:
Mission and Learning Outcomes Biola’s Department of Journalism and Integrated Media prepares students through rigorous academic and practical instruction to be critical thinkers, skilled factual storytellers, agile managers of multiple media platforms, and servant-leaders in a rapidly changing media landscape. The faculty brings the highest standards of professional media practice and academic understanding into their instruction, inviting students to meet those standards with creativity, tenacity and excellence. Students shape their Christian world view of media and its place in society through encounters with Christ in classroom discussion and project work, listening for God’s call on their lives, and expressing that call through multiple media formats. Their studies provide an understanding of media theory and the complex history underlying journalism and public relations in the United States and around the world. Students learn fact-gathering and research skills necessary for accuracy and depth of insight in storytelling; they also learn the best practices of communication in writing, through visuals, and by means of converging media platforms on the Worldwide Web. Students wrestle with the media ethics choices that face all journalists and public relations practitioners and bring a Biblical framework to their preparation for a future that will bring increasing questions regarding truth-telling in our world. Biola Journalism and Integrated Media students are encouraged to develop cross-cultural understanding through development of fluency in a language other than English, and through study or media work overseas or in urban centers of California or other parts of the United States. Before graduating, all students must demonstrate a thorough grasp of research, media writing and of leadership. Students choose electives within and outside the major to craft a study package that fits their skills, interests and vocational or ministry vision. The curriculum prepares students not only for top-level journalism and public relations careers, but also for law school, graduate studies, teaching, and media-related ministry. Curricular and academic goals for the department and its students follow the guidelines of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC), of which Biola is a member, and the Public Relations Society of America, which has endorsed Biola’s student chapter. Journalism students’ instruction and project work is done in a department-run television studio, radio studio, convergent newsroom, graphics
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