The School of Media and Communication

Location: Griffin Hall 400
Telephone: 859-572-5436
Fax: 859-572-6187
Email Address: SMC@nku.edu
Web Address: https://www.nku.edu/academics/informatics/programs/smc.html
School Director: Stephen Yungbluth
Associate School Director: Jeff Fox

Program Head, Communication & Public Relations: Zach Hart
Program Head, Media & Journalism: Sara Drabik

Other Key Personnel:
Senior Operations Coordinator: Tina Peebles
Academic Coordinator: Grant Beccacccio
Academic Specialist: Summer Smith

Full-Time Faculty: Wesley Akers, Randall Brandt, Nick Brummer, Whittney Darnell, Sara Drabik, Jacqueline Emerine, Jeff Fox, John Gibson, Zachary Hart, Stacie Jankowski, Stephen Johnson, Sunil Ketty, Stephanie Klatzke, Jessica Kratzer, Yasue Kuwahara, Andrea Lambert South, Mark Leeman, Carlos Matthews, Tracy Songer, Christopher Strobel, David Thomson, Stephen Yungbluth, Aaron Zlatkin

Thinking about the discipline: The School of Media and Communication fosters an integrated approach to the study and practice of communication and emphasizes the fundamental role communication plays in virtually all human endeavors.

Students majoring in 3D digital design & visual effects, communication studies, electronic media and broadcasting, health communication, journalism, or public relations will take courses that teach basic and advanced skills in computer-mediated, digital, spoken, visual, aural, and written communication. They make documentaries, create game designs, persuade audiences, run health campaigns and make messages that positively affect their communities. They also promote an understanding of communication principles and theories as well as an awareness of the personal, social, psychological, and cultural impacts of communication. The school’s courses emphasize creative visualization, technical skills, situational analysis, issue identification, problem solving, message construction, storytelling, and effective presentation.

Our students aspire to become professional communicators in fields such as broadcast, online, and print journalism; 3D modeling, animation, a and game design; film production and live sports coverage; organizational communication, public relations, and health communication.

Special opportunities for our students: The School of Media and Communication provides numerous opportunities for practical and applied experiences through an active internship program, projects and practicum courses, as well as student organizations. The school is home to NorseMedia, our award-winning student production house which creates media for NKU, regional clients such as INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati and Scripps Media, arts organizations like True Theatre and Pones, and for grant funded projects supported by National Geographic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, the NKU’s independent student newspaper (The Northerner) and online radio station (Norse Code Radio) are supported by the school. The Northerner produces work that is regionally recognized as top in its field and routinely has student journalism picked up by professional publications such as LINK nky. Students are encouraged to work and think globally through our many Study Abroad options. They collaborate with our partners around the world in countries like Guatemala, the Czech Republic, Belize, and Sri Lanka. Students also have the opportunity to join a variety of discipline-specific student organizations such as the Norse Film Society, NKU E-Sports, Public Relations Student Society of America, and Society for Professional Journalists.

Special graduation requirements: All majors and minors must earn a letter grade of C- or better and a 2.0 GPA in their major or minor courses.

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