Youngstown,
OH,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Journalism - Sports Information and Media in Youngstown United States | Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University
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Youngstown United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
11,900
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism equips students for careers in media creation, news coverage, content editing, and visual design. The program combines diverse coursework to achieve this objective, starting with foundational training in photography, videography, composition, news gathering, and visual communication. Subsequent classes concentrate on layout design along with sophisticated reporting and writing assignments. Journalism majors will select various electives and cross-disciplinary classes to enhance their abilities in conducting interviews, content creation, digital platforms, and niche reporting. Those specializing in Sports Information will study sports media and public communication.
Campus media platforms for student work include Penguin Rundown, Rookery Radio, JambarTV, and thejambar.com. Practical experience opportunities extend to regional media organizations through internships and writing positions at television stations, radio broadcasters, and print publications like The Business Journal, The Vindicator, and the Tribune Chronicle.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
For Admission to Bachelor and Associate Degree Programs, applicants whose education is from an English-medium secondary or post-secondary institution in certain countries (see below) are exempt from the standardized English proficiency testing requirement. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 (U.S. 4.00 scale) based on your high school grades. All other applicants for whom English is a second language must present evidence of proficiency in the English language in one of the following ways -
YSU will accept official English proficiency test scores on the following (YSU institution code is 1975, except the ACT code for YSU is 3368):
TOEFL IBT - 67
IELTS - 6.0 (with at least 5.0 on each subscale).
SAT - combined score of 920 or higher from the evidence-base writing and reading test and math test.
ACT - composite score of 17 or higher (the ACT score for YSU is 3368).
Duolingo English Test: minimum total score - 95
YSU will accept official English proficiency test scores on the following (YSU institution code is 1975, except the ACT code for YSU is 3368):
TOEFL IBT - 67
IELTS - 6.0 (with at least 5.0 on each subscale).
SAT - combined score of 920 or higher from the evidence-base writing and reading test and math test.
ACT - composite score of 17 or higher (the ACT score for YSU is 3368).
Duolingo English Test: minimum total score - 95
Tuition
USD
11,900