Journalism, Public Relations & New Media
JPR&NM prepares the next generation of storytellers, strategists and media professionals. Through hands-on learning, internships and real-world projects, students develop the skills needed to create compelling content, connect with audiences and thrive in today's dynamic media landscape.
Our department also offers the American Studies program.
Create campaigns that inform, persuade and inspire. Students develop skills in strategic communication, branding, media, design, research and content creation while working with real-world clients and projects.
Tell stories that matter across platforms. Students learn to report, produce and share content for digital, broadcast and visual media while choosing a track in Writing and Reporting, Broadcasting or Visual Media.
Turn your passion for sports into a career. Students gain hands-on experience creating content, telling stories and building brands in the sports industry through tracks in Advertising and Public Relations or Writing and Reporting.
Graduate Programs
Students work with our graduate program director to design learning to meet their goals. We offer both an International Journalism master’s degree that requires bilingual fluency for a global internship, as well as a traditional 36-hour research-intensive program that concludes with a major project or thesis.
In-Person MA
Our traditional master’s program is designed to meet the needs of professionals wanting to enhance their skills as well as recent grads interested in pursuing academic career opportunities in higher education.
Opportunities
Our American Studies undergraduate and graduate programs are interdisciplinary and allow choices from a variety of courses aligned with students’ interests, professional goals and aspirations. Its curriculum examines social justice and other contemporary issues and offers intellectual stimulation from multiple academic disciplines, participation in exciting undergraduate research, stimulating conferences and faculty mentorship.
Baylor Student Media outlets offer hands-on experience in newspaper, digital media, magazine, yearbook and broadcast media.
The National Association of Black Journalists and the Public Relations Student Society of America, two student-led organizations, offer leadership opportunities for our majors. We appoint Student Ambassadors who participate in departmental and other activities with faculty. The program is what participants make of it—with ample room for growth and leadership development.
News
More NewsBaylor Journalism faculty, students and alumni will play prominent leadership, research and service roles at the 2026 AEJMC Annual Conference in New Orleans.
On Friday, March 27, students and faculty traveled to Houston, Texas for the Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media's third Career Tour.
When it comes to pioneering education and ground-breaking research, Baylor has always been on the cutting edge.
On Friday, Nov. 14, the Department of Journalism, Public Relations & New Media took a career tour to Austin, Texas. Around 30 students and chaperones attended the tour, traveling to Texas Monthly and The Texas Tribune.
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