Department of

JOURNALISM & MEDIA MANAGEMENT

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The Department of Journalism and Media Management at the University of Miami School of Communication offers undergraduate majors in Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, and Media Management as well as graduate programs in Journalism and Media Management.^xx

Journalism and Media Management faculty teach students to gather content, analyze information, and use technology to tell meaningful stories to global audiences, as well as to understand those audiences and think critically about demographic and usage trends important to today’s media enterprises. Graduates of the department can be found working for news and information operations such as CBS, Fox News, E! Entertainment Television, ESPN, Telemundo, The Washington Post, and National Geographic.

^xx A graduate certificate in Media Management is also available.

SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES

Please consider the following Special Topics course offerings from the School of Communication. Spring registration begins on November 7, 2022. Please consult Canelink, the instructor of record, and/or your academic advisor for more information.

Special Topics in Journalism and Media Management

JMM 306 section CDE – Broadcast Meteorology: This course will be taught by an experience broadcast meteorologist and will introduce the students to the elements of forecasting and weather reporting for broadcast television.

JMM 592 section S – After Effects: Students will learn to create basic animations, special effects, and motion graphics using Adobe After Effects through project-based instruction relevant to both beginners and experienced users.

JMM 592/625 section TU – Advanced Newsgathering and Writing Seminar

JMM 592/636 section JK2 – Content Strategy in the Media Industry

JMM 592/692 section CD – Advanced Television Performance

JMM 592/692 section HJ – iPhone Photo Illustrations: Students will improve photography skills using smartphones. Students will learn to break or bend many basic rules of photography while taking and editing images for artistic impact. Emphasis will be placed on creativity. The workload includes both taking and editing images.

JMM 592/692 section O – Sustainability Lab for Excellence in Local News

JMM 592 + STC 490 section DEF – Strategic Decision Making + Entrepreneurship in the Global Internet Economy: This is an International Business Course for non-business students. By examining actual business decisions that entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and even government leaders, have made, students learn the key business concepts, including the panoply of available business models.

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Karina Valdes2022-11-21T13:11:42-05:00November 21, 2022|

By Andrea Tarrab With 25 years of TV sales experience, Heather Aucoin was the perfect speaker for the Media Management Association to invite to provide career advice to students and identify current trends in the television business. Aucoin has worked for NBCUniversal since 2005, including as an account executive, a Southeast sales leader, and a national sales manager. She has [...]