The media landscape in our world is changing. The journalism degree program at the University of St. Thomas emphasizes responsible storytelling in a wide range of media while providing you with practical experience throughout your college career.
Our program will teach you the skills and techniques you will need in your future career to tell accurate and compelling stories. From coursework in digital media to media ethics, you will gain beneficial insights that will help you be a responsible professional and citizen. Our students go on to work as news reporters, television producers, photographers, videographers, web content producers, social media content creators and more.
You will start your career at St. Thomas by being introduced to mass media and journalism. You will then progress to courses focusing on visual media, digital imagery and sound, multimedia reporting and editing. You will wrap up your studies with a capstone course focusing on media ethics. You will also choose electives that match your interests and goals.
View Journalism Major and Minor Requirements
Your four-year plan will vary because we want you to pursue what interests you the most. We recommend connecting with a member of our faculty to start planning your coursework early in your undergraduate career.
Practical experience is key to standing out on your job applications. We encourage our students to complete at least one internship during their time at St. Thomas. Our data shows most students complete two internships over their four years, especially since there are a wealth of opportunities here in the Twin Cities.
You will start your career at St. Thomas by being introduced to mass media and journalism. You will then progress to courses focusing on visual media, digital imagery and sound, multimedia reporting and editing. You will wrap up your studies with a capstone course focusing on media ethics. You will also choose electives that match your interests and goals.
View Journalism Major and Minor Requirements
Your four-year plan will vary because we want you to pursue what interests you the most. We recommend connecting with a member of our faculty to start planning your coursework early in your undergraduate career.
Practical experience is key to standing out on your job applications. We encourage our students to complete at least one internship during their time at St. Thomas. Our data shows most students complete two internships over their four years, especially since there are a wealth of opportunities here in the Twin Cities.
Not only do our faculty have years of experience and knowledge, but our students and alumni are applying what they learn in practical ways every day.
Solveig Rennan graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2019. In her last semester of college, she worked as an intern for the Under-Told Stories Project and traveled to South Africa with the reporting team. After graduation, she was hired to the Under-Told Stories team as a production assistant and worked there for three years. In 2022, she was hired as an associate producer at PBS NewsHour in Washington, D.C.
Austin Lindberg graduated from St. Thomas in 2008 with a major in print journalism. After receiving his master’s in international journalism from City University London (inspired by a St. Thomas study abroad program) and two years at Car and Driver magazine, he’s been an editor at ESPN since 2014, with a focus on soccer.
Jeremy won a Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for a series he wrote for the Minneapolis Star Tribune about an increase of infant deaths at poorly regulated in-home daycare centers. Jeremy was the editor of The Aquin, the forerunner of TommieMedia, while he was studying at St. Thomas.
Art also won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his editorial writing at the Storm Lake Times. Throughout 2016, Art wrote a series of ten editorial articles that accused drainage districts in three counties of funneling high levels of nitrates into the Raccoon River, and how these agricultural groups secretly funded the counties’ legal defense against a lawsuit filed by the Des Moines Water Works.
We award scholarships for incoming first-year students, as well as current students with a declared major in either journalism, digital media arts or strategic communication.
This $2,000 scholarship is for incoming first-year students who plan to major in journalism, digital media arts or strategic communication at St. Thomas. We award this based on their commitment to community service and career-related activities, academic merit and the promise of success in a communication career.
Application Deadline: March 6, 2025
The university awards one renewable, full-tuition scholarship each year to a first-year student who completed a ThreeSixty Journalism summer camp and intends to study journalism. Candidates who will contribute diversity to St. Thomas and the department are given preference as well.
These scholarships are for current majors in journalism, digital media arts or strategic communication. These scholarships typically range from $600 to $3,000.
The student-run news outlet for the university. It is a national leader in all-digital college journalism.
The year JOUR 480 – Media Ethics began. It is the second-oldest required ethics course in the nation.
Over 85 percent of journalism majors complete at least one internship before graduation.
We have two alumni who have won the Pulitzer Prize in the last five years: Jeremy Olson '94 and Art Cullen '79.
Our faculty come to St. Thomas to teach and pass on their knowledge to you. They come from a range of industries and provide unique perspectives in their classes.
Dr. Neuzil is the author or co-author of eight books and winner of the Minnesota Book Award.
Greg is a former television reporter for KARE-11 in the Twin Cities and teaches a course on multimedia reporting.
Dr. Feng has expertise in media ethics theory, journalism norms and practices, Confucian ethics, moral theories and qualitative research methods.
You have access to a wide variety of opportunities throughout your time at St. Thomas. Whether it is getting involved on-campus or you study abroad, we have resources here for you to pursue your passions.
TommieMedia is a student-run web-based news organization aimed to deliver campus, local and world news to the community. Among many other awards and accolades TommieMedia has received, it recently won an Online Pacemaker Award from the Associate College Press.
St. Thomas is home to ThreeSixty Journalism, a program for high school students from diverse backgrounds who wish to pursue a career in the field.
Journalism students gain the knowledge and experience they need to be successful in our rapidly changing society and media landscape. Our students utilize their invaluable storytelling skills in a huge variety of fast-paced careers.
The Schoenecker Center is home to the Department of Emerging Media and features several spaces for journalism students, including a state-of-the art newsroom, a podcast studio and KUST radio.
There is more to learn about St. Thomas; including our ranking as a Best Value School by U.S. News & World Report, the many classroom and extracurricular activities that will be part of your student experience and so much more. Schedule a visit to see our beautiful campus or start your application today.