{"id":61994,"date":"2023-05-24T16:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jem.utk.edu\/beta\/?page_id=60306"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:50:30","slug":"undergraduate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/undergraduate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-media-text-cta has-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dbf27b9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-utkwds-left-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/Undergrad-Game-Day-CCI-Talk-28-1024x499.jpg\" alt=\"A student asks a questions while she sits in the audience of a session with a special guest speaker during Game Day.\" class=\"wp-image-61233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/Undergrad-Game-Day-CCI-Talk-28-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/Undergrad-Game-Day-CCI-Talk-28-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/Undergrad-Game-Day-CCI-Talk-28-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/Undergrad-Game-Day-CCI-Talk-28.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c7b3064f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start your journey with Journalism &amp; Media today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, strives to provide dynamic and engaging opportunities for our students to learn with cutting-edge equipment, curriculum based on current trends, and world-renown faculty. We are lighting the way for your future success at good ol&#8217; Rocky Top!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-cta-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.utk.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply today<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light utkwds-billboard\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);min-height:511px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-133\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/themes\/utkwds\/assets\/images\/bkg-cot-imagelight.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-81f6a6fa wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-494b7923 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is a journalism &amp; media major or minor right for you?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-billboard-divider has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c7b3064f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>If you want to enter the world of broadcast, news, documentaries, science writing, and much more, <a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/undergraduate-programs\/major-concentrations\/\">the journalism and media major<\/a> offers a variety of concentrations to help you reach your goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/undergraduate-programs\/minors\/\">minor in journalism and media<\/a> can be exactly the addition you need to your college degree to give you valuable communication skills that can translate well in any environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide utkwds-link-group has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<ul style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-utkwds-link-group-3up\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/undergraduate-programs\/financial-support\/\">Financial support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/student-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student experience<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/undergraduate-programs\/transfer-students\/\">Transfer students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start your journey with Journalism &amp; Media today The School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, strives to provide dynamic and engaging opportunities for our students to learn with cutting-edge equipment, curriculum based on current trends, and world-renown faculty. 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