Like all programs in journalism, Beloit's program is grounded in basic techniques of interviewing, researching, writing, and editing. But Beloit, as a college of liberal arts and sciences, does much more. In our journalism minor, we stress critical thinking about mass media and emphasize literary aspects of journalism. We study issues associated with freedom of the press, both nationally and internationally. Students learn to use electronic databases and internet resources to gather facts and information for their stories. We encourage students from the natural sciences, sociology, government, and theater arts (to name a few) to study journalism especially geared to their major fields. We want our students to learn the intersections between theory and pract-ice through internships at newspapers, television stations, and public relations offices.

THE MINOR

Journalism at Beloit is a minor concentration consisting of six courses. Two of these are print journalism courses, while another is in a different dimension of communication such as broadcast journalism, photography, or television broadcasting. Students also must take one supporting course relevant to the prospective career interest of the student and a course with an international or multicultural dimension. Journalism minors are also required to gain practical experience at a campus publication or in a professional setting outside campus.

PROFESSIONAL EXPLORATION

CAREERS

The journalism program believes internships prepare students for successful careers and requires that minors complete one in consultation with their journalism advisor. Because Beloit is near major cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, and Rockford, internship options can be both traditional and unconventional. Many journalism minors opt to complete their internships at national news outlets such as the Nation or at news outlets in Washington, DC. Others pursue lcoal intersnhips at the Beloit Daily News or the Janesville Gazette. Other students have pursued internships writing copy for political campaigns, designing and editing newsletters and publications for corporations, or helping the homeless put together a weekly newspaper.

Recent Beloit College graduates have found careers in journalism at CNN, the Source, National Geographic, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Chicago Magazine, and Harper's and at newspapers in Milwaukee, Atlanta, Des Moines Kansas City; Rockford, Ill; Janesville, Wis, and Rochester, N.Y. Our graduates have often distinguished themselves with long and prominent articles, ranging in topics from solution of spectacular crime to extensive travel in North America. Some graduates have gained additional education in schools of journalism at Northwestern and Columbia, while others have pursued careers as scholars and creative writers. Most, however, have gone directly into professional journalism.