Franklin Hall
601 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-1223
Academic Year Represented
2020
Mission Statement
The Educational Mission of the Journalism Unit is to foster critical thinking about media institutions and diverse domestic and global audiences, encourage ethics in an international environment, and develop skills in our students for journalism, public relations and other media professions. This mission is both academic and professional; it is about learning, teaching and doing as informed by our core values of excellence, innovation, diversity, integrity and social responsibility. We are committed to supporting high-caliber scholarly research and creative activity in journalism, public relations and other forms of public communication, to liberal arts education, and to professional practice in media work.
Technology/Equipment/Facilities
Franklin Hall underwent a $21 million renovation in 2014 and now features the state-of-the art Beckley TV Studio and Ed Spray Control Room with eight high-definition cameras and high-speed connections to the Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media. We have three audio/video studios for classroom production, six computer labs, and $2 million worth of equipment for student use. Our building houses the campus radio and television stations WIUX and IUSTV, as well as the Indiana Daily Student newspaper.
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Graduate Degrees Offered
Master of Media Arts & Sciences with a concentration in journalism or data journalism.
Majors
Concentrations in News Reporting & Editing or Public Relations
Tracks within Majors
Specializations in Audio Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Digital Journalism, Graphic Communication, News Writing, Photojournalism, Sports Journalism and Video Journalism
Internships Accepted for Credit
Up to six hours in supervised internship credit
Internships Facilitated
We are affiliated with the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, WIUX student radio and IUSTV student television. These are all independent student organizations.
Experiential and/or Immersion Programs for Credit
Our PR capstone course is service learning and we generally offer two or more additional service learned courses per semester as well as supervised internships for credit. We offer three different practicum courses at our student media organizations. We also administer as many as nine "Field Experience in Media" courses per year that include travel and experiential learning.
Online Options
We regularly offer an online media portfolio course and a variety of journalism specialties courses via asynchronous instruction, but we are a residential university campus.
Study-Abroad Options
We annually teach a Summer in London program that includes a course on British Media and a six-week internship hosted by an IU faculty member. We also offer four to six short-term study abroad courses over spring break or summer sessions
Graduate Programs
Graduate education includes a Master of Science with concentrations in journalism and data journalism, a Master of Arts in Media Arts & Sciences, and a PhD in Media Arts & Sciences. The graduate faculty includes members from all four of the faculty units in The Media School: Journalism, Communication Science, Media Arts & Production, and Cinema and Media Studies.
Department Budget
$3,836,683
Amount Spent per Student
$8,180
Undergrad Student Fees
$26,187
Undergraduate Student Fees Exclusive of Housing and Meal Plan
$14,981
Undergraduate Student Fees for Housing and Meal Plan
$11,206
Undergrad In-State Tuition
$9,815
Undergrad Out-of-State Tuition
$36,194
Average Undergraduate Financial Aid
$15,536
Average Undergraduate Student Debt
$27,557
Graduate Student Fees
$32,965
Graduate In-State Tuition
$9,786
Graduate Out-of-State Tuition
$31,932
Average Graduate Financial Aid
$22,813
Average Graduate Student Debt
$40,900
Total Accredited Unit Enrollment
479
Undergraduate Enrollment
472
Graduate Enrollment
7
Number of In-State Students
306
Percentage of In-State Students
64
Number of International Students
11
Percentage of International Students
2
Male
121
Female
358
Not Specified
0
White
357
Black
31
Asian
11
Hispanic/Latino
41
Pacific Islands or Native Hawaiian
0
Native American or Native Alaskan
1
Other
38
Average Size of Skill Based Classes
16
Average Size of Non-Skill Based Classes
28
First Year Student (Freshman) Retention Rate at University
91
Four Year Completion Rate
72
Six Year Completion Rate
80
Full-Time Employment within Six Months of Graduation
55
Full-Time Employment Within Field of Study
32
Part-Time Employment Within Field of Study
2
Full-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
9
Part-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
1
Attending a Graduate Program
17
Unemployed
8
Unknown Status
16
Full-Time Faculty
23
Part-Time Faculty
17
Faculty with Tenure
7
Faculty on Tenure Track
11
Untenured Part-Time Faculty
17
Untenured Full-Time Faculty
16
Percentage of Faculty within Scholarship or Research Field
11
Male
13
Female
10
Unspecified
0
White
19
Black
0
Asian
3
Hispanic/Latino
1
Pacific Island or Native Hawaiian
0
Native American or Native Alaskan
0
Other
0
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for All Classes
28
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for Skill Classes
16