Why SOJC

Immersive Media Communication Master’s faculty answer questions about our new online program, from the logistics of taking virtual classes to the jobs you can get with this one-of-a-kind degree.

Strategic Communication Master’s student Collin Pullum’s capstone project is a communication plan detailing immersive experiences that ethically consider the backgrounds of marginalized populations.

The SOJC’s advertising programs prepare students to think broadly about both the effectiveness and the impacts of advertising while helping them create a career that makes a difference.

The UO School of Journalism and Communication’s journalism program is evolving at its fastest pace ever to prepare students for a field that’s going through big changes.

With classes centered on communication fundamentals, group work, real-world client partnerships, emerging technologies and mentorship, PR faculty prepare students to work in an ever-changing field.

Undergraduates majoring in media studies learn how to examine the media’s social, cultural and economic impact from an ethical perspective while gaining research and media production skills.

In spring 2023, members of the Multimedia Journalism Master’s program produced a documentary related to the racist history in Portland, Oregon, that dates back to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Jake Savelich’s Strategic Communication Master’s capstone project explores the confluence of an environmental crisis, the nature of empathy and VR technology.

Is consuming true crime stories ethical? That is the big question asked in J-397 Media Ethics, taught by Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of digital platforms and ethics.