Department of Media, Journalism, and Film
Inquiry. Discovery. Creativity. Practice.
The Department of Media, Journalism & Film (MJF) prepares students for long-term career success as creative, collaborative and ethical storytellers. Students learn from expert faculty and staff engaged in award-winning communication and media research and production. MJF provides students with the intellectual space to engage in critical thinking, cultivate media literacy and develop media production skills to positively impact the world.
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of majors find employment after graduation.
- 94.4%
- of majors find employment after graduation.
Because all careers are media careers
Today’s employers are looking for critical thinkers who can navigate a complex world--interpreting, managing, and producing effective mediated communication. The Department of Media, Journalism & Film combines a rigorous humanities education with real-world media skills, outstanding networking, and internship opportunities, preparing students for jobs in--and beyond--the media industries.
Our Undergraduate Programs
Film Studies
Film studies is an interdisciplinary program that explores the interaction between film, culture and society. Film studies students at Miami engage in rigorous historical, aesthetic and theoretical analysis of films from a variety of genres, time periods and countries. Most classes are small (50 max) and writing intensive. Students also have the opportunity to take courses in film production, where they can write, shoot and edit their own short films.
Journalism
In Journalism, the goal is to educate students broadly as capable writers and critical thinkers, while also grounding them in key news media practices, including basic and advanced reporting, interviewing, storytelling, and editing skills. Courses emphasize journalism's central role in American democracy.
Media and Communication
Develop essential media skills, valuable industry insights, and rich cultural understanding, all while exploring your unique interests in the flexible Media and Communication curriculum. Through a blend of study and practice, our students learn how media and communication connect people, impact the economy, and shape human experience in meaningful ways.
Strategic Communication
Strategic Communication is the study of how individuals and organizations use communication and media to negotiate their role in highly mediated societies. Public relations is a central aspect of strategic communication and involves the study of how organizations influence opinions and the behavior of key publics (e.g., employees, consumers, government, community, media) and how they try to respond and adapt to the concerns of these publics. The curriculum emphasizes an ethical approach to public relations and analyzes the impacts strategic communication practices have on societies.
Meet the Journalist, Editors, Film-Makers and Creators of Tomorrow
Media, Journalism, and Film • Political Science • Sociology and Gerontology
Statistics • Media, Journalism, and Film
Menard Center • Menard Family Center for Democracy • French, Italian, and Classical Studies • Media, Journalism, and Film • Political Science
MJF News
Excellence and Expertise · Student Success · Oxford and Beyond Miami students enjoy serving Dayton through Urban Leadership Internship Program
Excellence and Expertise • Student Success • Oxford and Beyond
Oxford and Beyond Inside New York gives students front-row access to the city’s world-class media industry
Student Success · Excellence and Expertise · Research and Innovation Announcing the CAS Dean's Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year
Student Success • Excellence and Expertise • Research and Innovation
Excellence and Expertise Pennington selected for Scripps Howard Leadership Academy at Newhouse
Events of Interest
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How to Be Human in an Age of Digital Distraction
- Date
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Bachelor Hall
- Time
- 5 PM EDT
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A Political Economy of Attention in Three Registers
- Date
- Thu, Nov 12, 2026
- Location
- Bachelor Hall
- Time
- 5 PM EST
Our Mission
The Department of Media, Journalism & Film (MJF) prepares students for long-term career success as creative, collaborative and ethical storytellers. Students learn from expert faculty and staff engaged in award-winning communication and media research and production. MJF provides students with the intellectual space to engage in critical thinking, cultivate media literacy and develop media production skills to positively impact the world.
- MJF believes in educating students broadly as critical thinkers and capable writers, while also grounding them in cutting-edge media creative and production skills.
- MJF offers undergraduate majors in Media and Communication (formerly Media & Culture), Journalism and Strategic Communication; and a co-major in Film Studies.
- MJF teaches hands-on skills in TV and radio production, scriptwriting, multimedia reporting, public speaking and public relations.
- MJF teaches students skills they can use off-campus to our study away programs in Hollywood, New York City, Washington, D.C.; as well as dozens of regional internships.
- MJF facilities include a professional TV studio, radio studio, many computer labs, and the newest media equipment and production software.
- MJF extra-curricular opportunities include a student-run TV and radio stations, newspapers, magazines and journals each with their own high-tech facilities.
Contact
Department of Media, Journalism, and Film
- Bachelor Hall 1034 301 S. Patterson Ave. Oxford, OH 45056
- 513-529-3521
- mjf@miamioh.edu
