Journalism | High Point University

Our innovative 21st-century program provides you the opportunity to develop skills essential for the realities and possibilities of the ever-evolving media landscape and to explore your passion outside of the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication.
Our program offers a semester-long residency with a regional or national media outlet
Our program offers a rich, diverse variety of journalism electives, from environmental journalism, to entertainment journalism, to fashion journalism – allowing you to select the courses that help you build depth and expertise in areas that match your aspirations
Our program equips you with the technical, reporting and storytelling skills required for digital storytelling, television and radio news
It is a hands-on program with ample opportunities to produce stories for the weekly HPU newscast
Students work with the latest video/audio equipment and software.
Students combine hands-on journalism skills with broader knowledge from their liberal arts education

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Dr. Nahed Eltantawy neltanta@highpoint.edu BA, MA – American University in Cairo PhD – Georgia State University Associate Dean Associate Professor of Journalism Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 357 336-841-9175
Dr. Bobby Hayes bhayes@highpoint.edu BA – Mars Hill College PhD – Walden University Institute for Advanced Studies Chair, Journalism and Sports Media Assistant Professor of the Practice of Journalism Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 347 336-888-6310
Ken Medlin kmedlin1@highpoint.edu BA – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MS – North Carolina State University Assistant Professor of the Practice of Communication Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 365 Phone: 336-841-9854
Dr. Dean Smith dsmith1@highpoint.edu BM – UNC School of the Arts MSL – Yale Law School PhD, Certificate in New Media Studies – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assistant Professor of Communication Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 349 Phone: 336-841-9099