Overview: The Department of Journalism & Communication is a professionally oriented program serving to train students for careers in mass media professions and to prepare citizens dedicated to the rights, roles and responsibilities of individuals and mass media in a democratic society. Graduates of the Department of Journalism & Communication at Utah State University will be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and involved and responsible citizens in a free and open global society.

  The Department of Journalism & Communication Mission Statement:

The Department of Journalism & Communication at Utah State University is dedicated to fostering mutual understanding among individuals, peoples, and ethnic groups, within communities and across societies. We assert that communication skills as well as an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of both the mass media and individuals, whether as producers or consumers of information, are equally essential to mutual understanding and individual freedom in the information age.