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Information about the Journalism Department

At Cal Poly, Journalism majors prepare for their careers by completing a core of required courses, then branch out to focus in media specializations of their choice.

The Journalism courses comprise 60 units of the 180 units required for a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. The remaining units of general education and electives offer insight into government, natural and social sciences, economics, history, philosophy, the arts and other fields, helping to prepare graduates to meet assignments in the world community.

Students gain practical experience by working for the morning student newspaper, The Mustang Daily, the campus radio and TV stations, KCPR-FM and CPTV, and the Central Coast PRspectives, the student public relations agency. They are active in the student chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, and the California Intercollegiate Press Association.

Communiqué is the Journalism department's annual alumni newsletter celebrating the acheivements and activities of the department’s students, faculty and staff.