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What Will Your Story Be?

College is not just about getting a degree. It’s about planning your life story. At the SOJC, you’ll find a welcoming vibe and supportive community that’s rare in large public universities. You’ll access flexible programs that allow you to truly explore your passions while building skills in our state-of-the-art production spaces, student-run publications and agencies, internships, and global learning trips. And you’ll discover how to make a real difference with your unique contributions.

What Will Your Story Be?

College is not just about getting a degree. It’s about planning your life story. At the SOJC, you’ll find a welcoming vibe and supportive community that’s rare in large public universities. You’ll access flexible programs that allow you to truly explore your passions while building skills in our state-of-the-art production spaces, student-run publications and agencies, internships, and global learning trips. And you’ll discover how to make a real difference with your unique contributions.

Undergraduate Degrees

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Graduate Degrees

In a competitive and rapidly evolving field, an advanced degree will help you stand out. No matter which path you take, you’ll get to work alongside some of the best faculty practitioners and researchers in the field. We offer:

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Undergraduate Degrees

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Graduate Degrees

In a competitive and rapidly evolving field, an advanced degree will help you stand out. No matter which path you take, you’ll get to work alongside some of the best faculty practitioners and researchers in the field. We offer:

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Latest News

Karen McIntyre, a new assistant professor of journalism at the SOJC, is passionate about solutions and constructive journalism because news shouldn’t have to be depressing.
SOJC Professor Seth Lewis led a media forum on the U.S. election that featured SOJC assistant professor Whitney Philips and experts from the Political Science Department. The panel covered polling, polarization and more.
Jesse Abdenour, SOJC associate professor, will use his Fulbright award to research attitudes toward concussion safety and learn which messages convinces people to adopt safer practices.

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Latest News

Karen McIntyre, a new assistant professor of journalism at the SOJC, is passionate about solutions and constructive journalism because news shouldn’t have to be depressing.

More News  »

$700K+
in student scholarships awarded each year
16
Pulitzer prizes won by faculty and alumni
21,000+
in the SOJC Alumni Network

Hands-On Learning, Real-World Experience

A student reporter interviews a person fly fishing while they both stand in a river

The hallmark of the SOJC experience is the professional practice students get in the field. From reporting trips around the globe, to internships with multinational media companies, to navigating the complexities of client work in student-run agencies, these real-life experiences will tip the scales in your favor when it's time to find a job.

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a student adjusts a video camera in the Allen Hall studio

In Allen Hall on the Eugene campus, the Experience Hub has everything you need to become a powerful content creator, including our cutting-edge immersive media lab, professional-quality podcast studio, social media analytics lab, a broadcast/photography studio and editing bays, and plenty of flexible spaces for creative collaboration.

Learn about the Experience Hub

Danny Pimentel instructs a student wearing a VR headset

The next media frontier is the immersive metasphere, from 360 video to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and extended reality (XR). We’re pioneering media-making and research, and exploring the ethics of these emerging technologies at the Oregon Reality (OR) Lab, our state-of-the-art immersive experience space at SOJC Portland.

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Events

Disabled and Neurodivergent Graduate Student Time Together
Oct15
Disabled and Neurodivergent Graduate Student Time Together Oct 15 Susan Campbell Hall
How to Be Ready for the Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE)
Oct15
How to Be Ready for the Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE) Oct 15
The BIG 10+ Academia Career Fair
Oct16
The BIG 10+ Academia Career Fair Oct 16
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom)
Oct16
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom) Oct 16 Peterson Hall
Immersive Media Communication Master's Information Session
Oct17
Immersive Media Communication Master's Information Session Oct 17
Journalism Master's Information Session
Oct18
Journalism Master's Information Session Oct 18
Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE)
Oct22
Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE) Oct 22
Higher Ed Virtual Career Fair - Western Region
Oct23
Higher Ed Virtual Career Fair - Western Region Oct 23
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom)
Oct23
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom) Oct 23 Peterson Hall
Multimedia Journalism Master's Information Session
Oct23
Multimedia Journalism Master's Information Session Oct 23

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