What makes the program special?• Hands-onlearninghappensthroughclassroomactivities, internships,productionprojects,andpracticalexperience.

• SiouxCityishometofournetworktelevisionstations,11 radiostations,adailynewspaperandseveraladvertising agencies/publicrelationsfirms.Morningsidestudentshave completedinternshipsorhaveheldpaidpositionsat manyofthesecompanies.

•Professorsincorporatetheirreal-worldexperienceintotheir coursework.

•Thedepartment’ssmallsizegivesprofessorstimetoadvise students,workwiththemonindependentprojects,andhelp themdevelopprogramsofstudythatmeettheir academicandcareergoals.

•Studentsgetexperiencewithallmedia:print,radio, television,andtheweb.

•AnemphasisonFirstAmendmentissuesandconnections withpoliticalsciencemakemasscommunicationastrong foundationforlawschool.

HowwillIbenefit?Asamasscommunicationmajororminoryouwilldevelopthefollowing:

• Strongwritingskills,accuracy,andprofessionalstandards

• Technicalknowledgeofprint,video,radio,andmultimedia production

• Broad-basedexposuretomanydisciplinesintheliberalarts, essentialforunderstandingandinterpretingcontemporary communicationissues

•Leadershipskills,accountability,andmaturity

•Awarenessoftheethicalresponsibilitiesinvolvedin communicatingwiththepublic.

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MornIngSIde?Aprogramthatintroducesstudentstomajormedia:print,radio,television,andtheweb.Anemphasisonethics,contemporaryissues,andprofessionalstandards.excellentpreparationforacareerorforgraduatework.Facultywithmanyyearsofprofessionalexperience.Anissue-orientedcurriculumthatencouragesstudentstoexaminetheroleofmasscommunicationinsociety.

M A J O R S•Accounting•Advertising•AnimationandVideoGame Development•AppliedAgriculturaland FoodStudies•Art GraphicDesign Photography Studio•ArtsAdministration DanceManagement MusicManagement PhotographyManagement StudioArtManagement TheatreManagement•Biology•BusinessAdministration Economics Finance InternationalBusiness Management Marketing•Chemistry•ComputerScience ComputerScience AppliedComputerScience•Education Elementary Secondary SpecialEducation•English•History AmericanHistory History PublicHistory•Interdisciplinary ArtsAdministration AppliedAmericanStudies Non-ProfitManagement StudentDesigned•InternationalAffairs•ManagementInformationSystems•MassCommunication CorporateCommunication Media&SalesManagement NewMediaProduction•Mathematics•MedicalLaboratoryScience•Music Music MusicEducation MusicPerformance•Nursing•Philosophy•Physics Physics EngineeringPhysics EngineeringScience•PoliticalScience•Psychology Biopsychology Counseling General Developmental•ReligiousStudies•SocialandBehavioralScience•Spanish•Theatre

P R e - P R O f e S S i O n A l•Chiropractic•Dentistry•Engineering•Law•MedicalLaboratoryScience•Medicine•Ministry•Optometry•Pharmacy•PhysicalTherapy•PhysicianAssistant•VeterinaryMedicine

fASt fActS•Foundedin1894,private,coeducational•AffiliatedwiththeUnitedMethodistChurch•LocatedinSiouxCity,IA(greaterSiouxlandpopulation143,000)•2,799studentsfrom28statesand8foreigncountries•69-acrecampuslistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesandlocatedinthesafe, residentialneighborhoodofMorningside•50+student-ledorganizations,includingstudentgovernment,honorsocieties,servicegroups, religiousorganizations,musicalensembles,studentpublications,andtwonationalfraternities andsororities•Sixresidencehalls,includinggroupapartment-stylehallsandthemedhousing•26NAIAvarsitysports,memberofGreatPlainsAthleticConference•Intramuralsports

AcAdeMic PROgRAMS•Degreesawarded:BachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,BachelorofScienceinNursing, BachelorofMusic,BachelorofMusicEducation,MasterofArtsinTeaching,MasterofScience inNursing•Fallandspringsemesters,Maytermandoptionalsummerterm•Internshipandundergraduateresearchprograms•Studyabroadoptions.

SchOlARShiP OPPORtunitieS•100%ofnewfull-timestudentsreceivefinancialaidbasedonmeritaswellasneed.•Thescholarshipsbelowareforfirst-time,full-timefreshman.

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The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.

AccReditAtiOnHigherLearningCommissionoftheNorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSecondarySchools,IowaDepartmentofEducation,IowaBoardofNursing,theCommissiononCollegiateNursingEducation,NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic,UniversitySenateoftheUnitedMethodistChurch.

Scholarship Act gPA AMOunt

Trustee atleast31 and3.9 $20,000

Presidential atleast27 and3.9 $15,000

Dean atleast25 and3.3 $13,000

Founder lessthan25 and3.3orless $10,000

Talent grants up to $5000

awarded in art, music (color

guard, instrumental,

show choir, vocal), theatre.

eSports, and athletics.

Each academic scholarship comes with additional benefits. Visit our website for more information: www.morningside.edu

the MORningSide AdvAntAge: OuR guARAnteeWeknowyourfutureisbright!TheMorningsideAdvantagesetsusapartfromothercollegesandwearesoconfidentinyouandtheMorningsideexperiencethatweguaranteethefollowing: 1. Youwillearnyourdegreeinfouryearsorless. 2. Youwillgainemploymentorbeacceptedtograduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation. 3. Youwillexpandyourhorizons.

For more information and requirements go to: www.morningside.edu/advantage

Howaboutthedetails?MajorsTheBA in Mass Communicationpreparesstudentstopursuecareersinjournalism,radioandtelevision,publicrelations,andrelatedfieldsorforgraduateworkinadvancedmediastudies.Themajoremphasizesconvergedmedia,combiningskillscoursesinjournalism,broadcasting,andthewebwiththeoreticalcoursesaboutmediamoregenerally.

TheBS in Mass Communicationdrawsoncoursesfromseveraldepartmentsandincludesachoicefromoneofthreeemphasisareas:MediaManagement,CorporateCommunication,andnewMediaProduction.TheMediaManagementemphasispreparesstudentsforleadershipinmediaorganizations.TheCorporateCommunicationemphasispreparesstudentsforinternalandexternalcommunicationinbusiness,government,nonprofits,politics,andsportsinformation.ThenewMediaProductionemphasisgivesstudentsawellroundedbackgroundforcreatingweb-orientedcommunication.

CoursesCoMM101IntroductiontoMassCommunicationCoMM204AudioProductionforradioandwebCoMM207VideoProductionforTelevisionandthewebCoMM208FundamentalsofJournalismforPrintandthewebCoMM245MediaManagementCoMM260SportsJournalismandBroadcastingCoMM264MediaPracticum:AudioandradioProductionCoMM265MediaPracticum:MediaSalesCoMM267MediaPracticum:VideoandTelevisionProductionCoMM268MediaPracticum:newswritingandreportingCoMM269MediaPracticum:newMediaProductionCoMM270MediaPracticum:SportsBroadcastingCoMM300newsandFeaturewritingCoMM307AdvancedVideoProductionCoMM311LawofMassCommunicationCoMM324electronicJournalismCoMM330PublicrelationsCoMM395SeminarinMedia,Politics,anddemocracyCoMM404Adv.MediaPracticum:KMSCdepartmentHeadCoMM407Adv.MediaPracticum:MCTVdepartmentHeadCoMM408Adv.MediaPracticum:CollegianreportereditorCoMM409Adv.MediaPracticum:newMediaProductionCoMM410Adv.MediaPracticum:SportsBroadcasting ManagementCoMM430SeniorThesisCoMM455MassCommunicationCapstoneSeminar

• Coursesaretaughtwithinthecontextoftheliberalarts. Studentslearntherolemasscommunicationplaysinsociety andhowitisconnectedwithothersubjectssuchasbusiness, art,theatre,science,andpoliticalscience.

• Allcoursespromoteclear,concisewriting,whichiscentralto allhumancommunication.

whathappensoutsidetheclassroom?InternshipsInternshipscompletedbymasscommunicationstudentshaveincluded:

•KCAu,KTIV,KMegandKPTHtelevisionstations,SiouxCity

•PowellBroadcastingradiostations,SiouxCity

•iHeartMediaradiostations,SiouxCity

• KwIT-FMSiouxlandPublicMedia,SiouxCity

•SiouxCityexplorersBaseballTeam

•SiouxCityBanditsIndoorFootballTeam

•SiouxCityConventionCenter

•SiouxCityJournal

•wowT-TV,omaha

•wCCo-TV,Minneapolis,Mn

•Anchoragedailynews,Anchorage,AK

•KHMX/KodAradio,Houston,TX

•Kggoradio,desMoines

•SouthdakotaPublicTelevision

•Theglobe,newspaperfortheSiouxCityCatholicdiocese

Hands-on experience•KMSC-FM,Morningside’sstudent-runradiostation,heard throughouttheSiouxCityarea.Voteda“SiouxlandChoice” radiostationtwicebyreadersofTheweekender.namederic Sevareidawardwinnerforbeststudentplay-by-play broadcastsbythenorthwestBroadcastnewsAssociation.

•MCTV,thestudent-runcampustelevisionoutletwithdigital productionandcomputereditingequipment,digitalcameras, andstudios.MCTVisavailableonalocalcablechannel.Video webcastingofmanysportingevents.onlinevideostreaming ofmanycampussportingevents.

•TheCollegianreporter,weeklyonlinecampusnewspaper, writtenandproducedbystudents.

wherecanIgofromhere?Careers.Adegreeinmasscommunicationcanleadtoanumberofdifferentcareers.ouralumnihavebecomereporters,producers,cameraoperators,videographers,journalists,publicrelationsprofessionals,andadvertisingexecutives.

Asamplingofjobsalumnihaveheldincludes:

• 5,6and10o’clocknewsanchor,KCAu-TVChannel9, SiouxCity

• CreativeServicesdirector,KTIV-TVChannel4,SiouxCity

• weekendSportsAnchor,wABC-TV,newyork

• weekendSportsAnchor,KCAu-TV,SiouxCity

• MarketingCoordinator,HyVee,desMoines,IA

• executiveTeamLeader,Target,watertown,Sd

• PromotionsCoordinator,winnaVegasCasino,Sloan,IA

• BroadcastoperationsSpecialist,IowaPublicradio,

Ames,IA

• CommunityrelationsCoordinator,LifeServeBloodBank, SiouxCity,IA

• MorningShowhost,PowellBroadcasting,SiouxCity,IA

• reporter,KMTV,omaha,ne

• Accountexecutive,KTIV-TV,SiouxCity,IA

• digitalCommunicationsMgr,MorningsideCollege,

SiouxCity,IA

• MultimediaJournalist,woI-TV,desMoines,IA

• MorningShowProducer,woI-TV,desMoines,IA

• newsdirector,KCHeradio,Cherokee,IA

• Accountexecutive,KdSnradio,denison,IA

• news/Sportsdirector,KCHeradio,Cherokee,IA

• Sportsdirector,KABdradio,Aberdeen,Sd

• AssistantdirectorofMediaCenter,KansasCityArtInstitute

• Promotions,Prostheticrecords,LosAngeles,CA

• reporter/Videographer,KTIV,SiouxCity

• directorofMarketingandAlumnirelations,IowaState university

• Sportseditor,TheLeMarsdailySentinel

• TradeMarketingManager,ConAgraFoods

• reporter/Producer,SouthdakotaPublicTelevision

• PromotionManagerwHo-TV,desMoines,IA

• wCCoTV,ChiefPhotographer,Minneapolis,Mn

Graduate school.ouralumnihavealsobeenacceptedintograduateprogramsinCommunicationStudies,History,english,women’sStudies,Law,PoliticalScience,Philanthropyanddevelopment,andPhotography(inadditiontomasscommunication)atinstitutionssuchasBradleyuniversity,theuniversityofIowa,georgewashingtonuniversity,MiddleburyCollege,SamHoustonStateuniversity,theuniversityofSouthdakota,theuniversityofMinnesota,andtheuniversityofnebraska.

whoarethefaculty?Ross Fuglsang,AssociateProfessor

TeachesIntroductiontoMassCommunication,FundamentalsofJournalism,newsandFeaturewriting,LawofMassCommunication,SeniorCapstoneandcoursesinthefirst-yearcurriculum.ServesasadvisortoTheCollegianreporterstudentnewspaper.researchinterestsincludepopculture.

education:B.S.,M.S.,IowaStateuniversity;B.A.,CentralMissouriStateuniversity;Ph.d.,universityofIowa

Professionalexperience:reporter/Photographerforcommunityweekly;SportseditorforIowadaily

Mark Heistad,AssociateProfessor

TeachesIntroductiontoMassCommunication,AudioProduction,electronicJournalism,LawofMassCommunication,Media,Politics&democracy,SeniorCapstoneandcoursesinthefirstyearcurriculum.ServesasadvisortoMorningside’sstudent-runradiostationKMSC-FMandsupervisestheSportsBroadcastingprogram.researchinterestsincludebroadcasthistory,broadcastnews,andmedialaw.

education:B.A.,LutherCollege;M.A.,Ph.d.,universityofMinnesota

Professionalexperience:15yearsinPublicradio,includingMinnesotaPublicradio,St.Paul,Mn

Dave Madsen,AssistantProfessor&dept.Chair

TeachesIntroductiontoMassCommunication,MediaManagement,MediaSales,Publicrelations,SeniorCapstoneandFirstyearSeminar.ServesasadvisorforMCTVstudent-runtelevisionstation.

education:B.A.,M.A.Journalism/MassCommunicationuniversityofnebraska-Lincoln.

Professionalexperience:Morethan30yearsofcommercialtelevisionandradioexperienceinstationmanagement,programming,promotion,production,news,engineeringandsales.

Adjuncts.TheMassCommunicationdepartmentalsohasqualifiedadjunctinstructorstoteachTelevisionProduction,SportsBroadcastingandPublicrelations.

whathappensinsidetheclassroom?•Coursesexaminetheroleofcommunicationatboththelocal andgloballevels.

•Studentslearntoproduceandprocessinformationinvarious media—television,radio,print,andweb—andtoadapttonew technologies.

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