The B.A. in Multimedia Journalism
The major prepares students for a fast-moving news industry with a foundation in reporting, storytelling and emerging technology. Students work across television, digital, audio and print and graduate with a portfolio that shows all of it.
The degree totals 128 credits, with 60 in the major, and it runs through a dedicated interviewing course and a full semester producing NewsPoint.
Reporting and Writing Courses
- Never Stay Silent: History of the Fourth Estate and News Literacy (JOU 1300)
- Reporting and Writing Across Platforms (JOU 2243)
- Feature Writing (JOU 3313)
- Copy Editing (JOU 3323)
- Opinion Writing (JOU 3363)
- Communication Law and Ethics (COM 3390)
Multimedia and Interview Courses
- Mastering the Interview (JOU 2200)
- Infographics (JOU 2201)
- Multimedia Storytelling (JOU 2283)
- Data Journalism (JOU 3110)
- Video Journalism Reporting (JOU 3331)
- Multi-Camera Production (MPE 1950)
- NewsPoint (JOU 4000)
Electives
Eight elective credits come from courses such as Digital Photography, Documenting the Community through Photography, Persuasion, Global Media Representation of Women and Digital Writing for Social Action.
All majors also take COM 1110 Human Communication, COM 1120 Introduction to Media Creation and COM 2001 Techniques in Media Production. The major totals 60 credits within the 128 needed to graduate.
See the full course requirements and the undergraduate bulletin course descriptions.
How Journalism Courses Prepared Graduates
Graduates point to the classes and projects that taught them to report and tell stories.
Reece Harnett
Producer, WCNC Charlotte
“The curriculum is designed to allow students to explore industries both inside and outside of their specific major.”
Gabrielle Barone
Graduate Student, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
“Through classes and projects, I learned the art of storytelling and fell in love with journalism.”
Avery Person
Sports Journalism Intern, FOX8 WGHP
“HPU provided me with a success coach my freshman year that allowed me to schedule classes in my major, which provided me with knowledge early on while giving me a confidence boost to think big and work hard to land an internship within my major.”
NewsPoint
Students run NewsPoint, HPU’s weekly live newscast, including the sportscasts and the news website. They anchor, report, shoot and produce on a live deadline every week.
A 4K Broadcast Studio
The studio includes a 24-foot 4K video wall with augmented and virtual reality production capability, the same tools used in network programming.
Student Shows and Practicums
- NewsPoint weekly newscast
- HPU All Access News Show
- HPU Sportslink
- Point Blank entertainment talk show
- Skills-focused practicums
- Professional internships
Newsrooms Nearby
Four television stations operate within a 20-minute drive of campus, and news directors visit every semester to interview students.
The Princeton Review gives High Point University a 95 out of 99 rating for professor accessibility, based on its student surveys.
The B.A. in Multimedia Journalism requires 60 credits in the major within the 128 credits needed to graduate, including eight elective credits.
NewsPoint is HPU’s weekly live newscast, run by students. They anchor, report, shoot and produce on a live deadline every week, and they also run the sportscasts and the news website.
Courses cover reporting and writing across platforms, feature and opinion writing, copy editing, interviewing, infographics, data journalism, video journalism and multi-camera production.
Students work in a 4K broadcast studio with a 24-foot video wall and augmented and virtual reality capability. Four television stations operate within a 20-minute drive of campus, and news directors visit every semester to interview students.
Multimedia Journalism in the News
ABC News’ Nightline Co-Anchor Byron Pitts Mentors Students as HPU Journalist in Residence
…Pitts led a class on reporting and writing across platforms, shared lunch with and coached communications students.
Explore Journalism at High Point University
See how HPU journalism ranks and where its graduates go next.
Accreditation & Awards Careers & Student Organizations
Questions about the program? Email Kenneth Medlin at [email protected].