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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

SOJC public relations students collaborated with Lane Transit District to create a communication plan to reduce barriers and encourage public transit use among students in Eugene-Springfield.
After recent attacks on the student press, SOJC Professor of Practice Lori Shontz sat for an interview with The Daily Emerald about the future of student journalism on college campuses.
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission dismissed the case of former SOJC Dean Juan-Carlos Molleda, who resigned his position in June after a newspaper investigation into his travel spending.

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Latest News

SOJC public relations students collaborated with Lane Transit District to create a communication plan to reduce barriers and encourage public transit use among students in Eugene-Springfield.

More News  »

$725K+
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

The Business of the World Cup
Nov21
The Business of the World Cup Nov 21
Connect@UO Holiday Networking Night
Dec3
Connect@UO Holiday Networking Night Dec 3 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Living in Our Valley: A Showcase of Environmental Storytelling
Dec4
Living in Our Valley: A Showcase of Environmental Storytelling Dec 4 Art House
12th Annual UO Hip Hop Jam
Dec4
12th Annual UO Hip Hop Jam Dec 4 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
What is Research? (2026)
Apr23
What is Research? (2026) Apr 23 UO Portland
What is Research? (2026)
Apr24
What is Research? (2026) Apr 24 UO Portland
What is Research? (2026)
Apr25
What is Research? (2026) Apr 25 UO Portland
School of Journalism and Communications Commencement Ceremony
Jun15
School of Journalism and Communications Commencement Ceremony Jun 15 Matthew Knight Arena

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