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What makes the program special? • Hands-on learning happens through classroom activities, internships, production projects, and practical experience. • Sioux City is home to four network television stations, 11 radio stations, a daily newspaper and several advertising agencies/public relations firms. Morningside students have completed internships or have held paid positions at many of these companies. • Professors incorporate their real-world experience into their coursework. • The department’s small size gives professors time to advise students, work with them on independent projects, and help them develop programs of study that meet their academic and career goals. • Students get experience with all media: print, radio, television, and the web. • An emphasis on First Amendment issues and connections with political science make mass communication a strong foundation for law school. How will I benefit? As a mass communication major or minor you will develop the following: • Strong writing skills, accuracy, and professional standards • Technical knowledge of print, video, radio, and multimedia production • Broad-based exposure to many disciplines in the liberal arts, essential for understanding and interpreting contemporary communication issues • Leadership skills, accountability, and maturity • Awareness of the ethical responsibilities involved in communicating with the public. Mass Communication wHy STudy MASS CoMMunICATIon AT MornIngSIde? A program that introduces students to major media: print, radio, television, and the web. An emphasis on ethics, contemporary issues, and professional standards. excellent preparation for a career or for graduate work. Faculty with many years of professional experience. An issue-oriented curriculum that encourages students to examine the role of mass communication in society. MAJORS • Accounting • Advertising • Applied Agricultural and Food Studies • Art Graphic Design Photography Studio • Arts Administration Music Management Photography Management Studio Art Management • Biology • Business Administration Finance International Business Management Marketing • Chemistry • Computer Science Computer Science Applied Computer Science • Education Elementary Secondary Special Education • English • History American History History • Interdisciplinary Arts Administration Non-Profit Management Student Designed • International Affairs • Management Information Systems • Mass Communication Corporate Communication Media & Sales Management New Media Production • Mathematics • Medical Laboratory Science • Music Music Music Education • Nursing • Political Science • Psychology Biopsychology Counseling General Developmental • Religious Studies • Social and Behavioral Science • Spanish PRE-PROFESSIONAL • Chiropractic • Dentistry • Law • Medical Laboratory Science • Medicine • Ministry • Optometry • Pharmacy • Physical Therapy • Physician Assistant • Veterinary Medicine FAST FACTS • Founded in 1894, private, coeducational • Affiliated with the United Methodist Church • Located in Sioux City, IA (greater Siouxland population 168,000) • 2,902 students from 30 states and 16 foreign countries • 69-acre campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the safe, residential neighborhood of Morningside • 60+ student-led organizations, including student government, honor societies, service groups, religious organizations, musical ensembles, student publications, and two national fraternities and sororities • Six residence halls, including group apartment-style halls and themed housing • 26 NAIA varsity sports, member of Great Plains Athletic Conference • Intramural sports ACADEMIC PROGRAMS • Degrees awarded: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Nursing • Fall and spring semesters, May Term and optional summer term • Internship and undergraduate research programs • Study abroad options SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES • 100% of new full-time students receive financial aid based on merit and need. • The scholarships below are for first-time, full-time freshmen. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE Morningside College, 1501 Morningside Avenue Sioux City, Iowa 51106-1751 • 1-800-831-0806, ext. 5511 [email protected] • www.morningside.edu The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility. ACCREDITATION Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Board of Nursing, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, National Association of Schools of Music, University Senate of the United Methodist Church. Scholarship ACT GPA AMOUNT Trustee at least 31 and 3.9 $20,000 Presidential at least 27 and 3.9 $15,000 Dean at least 25 and 3.3 $13,000 Founder less than 25 and 3.3 or less $10,000 Talent grants up to $5,000 awarded in art, athletics. eSports, music (color guard, instrumental, show choir, vocal), theatre. Each academic scholarship comes with additional benefits. Visit our website for more information: www.morningside.edu THE MORNINGSIDE ADVANTAGE: OUR GUARANTEE We know your future is bright! The Morningside Advantage sets us apart from other colleges. We are so confident in you and the Morningside experience that we guarantee the following: 1. You will earn your degree in four years or less. 2. You will gain employment or be accepted to graduate school within six months of graduation. 3. You will expand your horizons. For more information and requirements, go to www.morningside.edu/advantage

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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.

MassCommunication

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

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

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

fASt fActS•Foundedin1894,private,coeducational•AffiliatedwiththeUnitedMethodistChurch•LocatedinSiouxCity,IA(greaterSiouxlandpopulation168,000)•2,902studentsfrom30statesand16foreigncountries•69-acrecampuslistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesandlocatedinthesafe, residentialneighborhoodofMorningside•60+student-ledorganizations,includingstudentgovernment,honorsocieties,servicegroups, religiousorganizations,musicalensembles,studentpublications,andtwonationalfraternities andsororities•Sixresidencehalls,includinggroupapartment-stylehallsandthemedhousing•26NAIAvarsitysports,memberofGreatPlainsAthleticConference•Intramuralsports

AcAdeMic PROgRAMS•Degreesawarded:BachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,BachelorofScienceinNursing, BachelorofMusicEducation,MasterofArtsinTeaching,MasterofScienceinNursing•Fallandspringsemesters,MayTermandoptionalsummerterm•Internshipandundergraduateresearchprograms•Studyabroadoptions

SchOlARShiP OPPORtunitieS•100%ofnewfull-timestudentsreceivefinancialaidbasedonmeritandneed.•Thescholarshipsbelowareforfirst-time,full-timefreshmen.

MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE

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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 $5,000

awarded in art, athletics.

eSports, music (color guard,

instrumental, show choir,

vocal), theatre.

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

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

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

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Howaboutthedetails?Majors

TheBA in Mass Communicationpreparesstudentstopursuecareersinjournalism,radioandtelevision,publicrelations,andrelatedfieldsorforgraduateworkinadvancedmediastudies.Themajoremphasizesconvergedmedia,combiningskillscoursesinjournalism,broadcasting,andthewebwiththeoreticalcoursesaboutmediamoregenerally.

TheBS in Mass Communicationdrawsoncoursesfromseveraldepartmentsandincludesachoicefromoneoftwoemphasisareas:MediaManagementorCorporateCommunication.TheMediaManagementemphasispreparesstudentsforleadershipinmediaorganizations.TheCorporateCommunicationemphasispreparesstudentsforinternalandexternalcommunicationinbusiness,government,nonprofits,politics,andsportsinformation.

CoursesCoMM101 IntroductiontoMassCommunication

CoMM204 AudioProductionforradioandweb

CoMM207 VideoProductionforTelevisionandtheweb

CoMM208 FundamentalsofJournalismforPrintandthe web

CoMM260 SportsJournalismandBroadcasting

CoMM264 MediaPracticum:AudioandradioProduction

CoMM265 MediaPracticum:MediaSales

CoMM267 MediaPracticum:VideoandTelevision Production

CoMM268 MediaPracticum:newswritingandreporting

CoMM269 MediaPracticum:newMediaProduction

CoMM270 MediaPracticum:SportsBroadcasting

CoMM300 newsandFeaturewriting

CoMM307 AdvancedVideoProduction

CoMM309 MediaManagement

CoMM311 LawofMassCommunication

CoMM324 electronicJournalism

CoMM330 Publicrelations

CoMM395 SeminarinMedia,Politics,anddemocracy

CoMM404 Adv.MediaPracticum:KMSCdepartmentHead

CoMM407 Adv.MediaPracticum:MCTVdepartmentHead

CoMM408 Adv.MediaPracticum:Collegianreportereditor

CoMM409 Adv.MediaPracticum:newMediaProduction

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.Voteda “SiouxlandChoice”radiostationtwicebyreadersofThe weekender.namedericSevareidawardwinnerforbest studentplay-by-playbroadcastsbythenorthwestBroadcast newsAssociation.

•MCTV,thestudent-runcampustelevisionoutletwithdigital productionandcomputereditingequipment,digitalcameras, andstudios.MCTVisavailableonalocalcablechannel. onlinevideostreamingofmanycampussportingevents.

•TheCollegianreporter,onlinecampusnewspaper, 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• Accountexecutive,KCAu-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,KansasCityArt Institute• 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.

CoMM410 Adv.MediaPracticum:SportsBroadcasting Management

CoMM430SeniorThesis

CoMM455MassCommunicationCapstoneSeminar

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

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.

•Studentslearntoproduceandprocessinformationin variousmedia—television,radio,print,andweb—andto adapttonewtechnologies.

• Coursesaretaughtwithinthecontextoftheliberalarts. Studentslearntherolemasscommunicationplaysin societyandhowitisconnectedwithothersubjectssuchas business,art,theatre,science,andpoliticalscience.

• Allcoursespromoteclear,concisewriting,whichiscentral toallhumancommunication.

MassCommunicationatMorningside