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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

In an era of shrinking newsrooms, misinformation, and declining revenues, the SOJC overhauled its journalism program to confront rapid changes in the news industry.
SOJC alums Madi Steele ’14 (advertising) and Arturo Onesto Jr. ’14 (journalism) were featured in an Undergraduate Education and Student Success story about PathwayOregon graduates thriving in their jobs.
Hollie Smith, SOJC associate professor, teaches students to focus on storytelling and explaining complex scientific concepts in plain language in a strategic science communication course.

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Latest News

In an era of shrinking newsrooms, misinformation, and declining revenues, the SOJC overhauled its journalism program to confront rapid changes in the news industry.

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

From Dissertation to Dream Job: Leveraging AI & LinkedIn for Career Clarity
Mar24
From Dissertation to Dream Job: Leveraging AI & LinkedIn for Career Clarity Mar 24
Designing Your Future for PhDs: A Primer
Mar27
Designing Your Future for PhDs: A Primer Mar 27
What is Research? (2025)
Apr3
What is Research? (2025) Apr 3 University of Oregon Portland
What is Research? (2025)
Apr4
What is Research? (2025) Apr 4 University of Oregon Portland
What is Research? (2025)
Apr5
What is Research? (2025) Apr 5 University of Oregon Portland
Mastering the Art of a Humanities & Social Science Poster
Apr7
Mastering the Art of a Humanities & Social Science Poster Apr 7
Mastering the Art of a STEM Poster
Apr11
Mastering the Art of a STEM Poster Apr 11
Spring Career & Internship Expo
Apr17
Spring Career & Internship Expo Apr 17 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Take Back The Night
Apr24
Take Back The Night Apr 24 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Graduate Research Forum
May8
Graduate Research Forum May 8 Ford Alumni Center

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