Department of Journalism

Welcome to the Department of Journalism

Discover the Possibilities

Broadcasting live from the Super Bowl. Writing the 6 o’clock news. Editing a magazine. Photographing history-making events. Planning and publicizing the Academy Awards. Teaching journalism to high school or college students.

The Department of Journalism at California State University, Northridge helps students achieve specific career goals in whichever area of journalism they wish to pursue, while helping them to attain a solid foundation in the liberal arts.

The Department of Journalism is one of only 112 journalism programs in the world accredited by the national Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. More than 700 undergraduate students and 40 graduate students are enrolled in the Department, making it one of the largest in California.

Undergraduate students may select an emphasis in newspaper journalism, broadcast journalism, photojournalism, public relations or magazine journalism. Students also may select a general option, which gives them an overview of the field.