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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

Ruby Wool '25, a student member of the UO Board of Trustees, learned about student concerns, such as graduating without substantial debt and finding a job, which are addressed in the university's new strategic plan.
Danielle Austen '16, a journalism major who cut her teeth on Duck TV, landed a job at the true crime show "48 Hours" as associate producer of development. She says Duck TV prepared her to work in live TV.
SOJC experts analyze the media’s influence on politics and discuss 2024 election trends like news fatigue, misinformation, polling and social media impact.

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Latest News

Ruby Wool '25, a student member of the UO Board of Trustees, learned about student concerns, such as graduating without substantial debt and finding a job, which are addressed in the university's new strategic plan.

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

Immersive Media Communication Master's Information Session
Oct17
Immersive Media Communication Master's Information Session Oct 17
Journalism Master's Information Session
Oct18
Journalism Master's Information Session Oct 18
Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE)
Oct22
Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE) Oct 22
Higher Ed Virtual Career Fair - Western Region
Oct23
Higher Ed Virtual Career Fair - Western Region Oct 23
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom)
Oct23
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom) Oct 23 Peterson Hall
Multimedia Journalism Master's Information Session
Oct23
Multimedia Journalism Master's Information Session Oct 23
Strategic Communication Master's Information Session
Oct24
Strategic Communication Master's Information Session Oct 24
Fall Career & Internship Expo
Oct24
Fall Career & Internship Expo Oct 24 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Debunking "Academia vs. Industry" Myths: Be the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career
Oct24
Debunking "Academia vs. Industry" Myths: Be the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career Oct 24
Using News Detective to Fight Misinformation Online with Ilana Strauss
Oct25
Using News Detective to Fight Misinformation Online with Ilana Strauss Oct 25 Allen Hall

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