Media Experience from Day One
What distinguishes the Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications from many other programs around the country is the opportunity for students to gain valuable experience in our campus media organizations and outlets — from the very first day. As a student, you can begin building the experience base essential to landing great internships and career-starting jobs. And, you can do this before your JMC classes start.
- The Collegian daily newspaper.
- The Royal Purple yearbook.
- KSDB-FM radio station.
- TakeFlight Advertising and Public Relations Agency.
- Wildcat Watch student television broadcast.
All student-run. Get in on the ground floor and be in charge by the time you graduate. No waiting until your junior or senior year. You can start working with any of these organizations as a freshman.
Match that valuable media experience with classes designed to keep up with the ever-changing and evolving communication world and you will be prepared to hit the ground running when you start your career. Our faculty are highly educated and have worked in their chosen fields. Our faculty are dedicated to teaching. Whether the first class you take as a freshman or the last class you take before you graduate, your classes will be taught by award-winning professors and instructors.
That's what makes the Kansas State University experience in the Miller School different from the rest.
Nationally Accredited
The Miller School is fully accredited by the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. What that means to you, as a student, is that the School has undergone rigorous review of its curriculum, equipment, facilities, and faculty and has been determined to meet a high standard of quality education. Accreditation gives the School national prominence and recognition that means something to potential employers. In short, your degree will have the strength of a national reputation behind it to open doors in communication organizations and businesses.
Huge Alumni Network
Because it has more than 100 years of teaching journalism and mass communications behind it, the Miller School has a large and active alumni base. Our alumni are all over the world, and work in all kinds of corporate and not-for-profit organizations, news organizations, media outlets, advertising and PR firms, sport teams, and even in the White House. Corporate CEOs, presidents and vice presidents, managers, directors, executives, a U.S. Senator, a Hollywood screenwriter, National Geographic photographer — all are proud alumni of the Miller School and wear their purple with pride.
