Want to tell stories that hold the powerful accountable? Create campaigns that benefit the environment? Study the media’s impact on culture? Help organizations reach new audiences? You can learn it all at the SOJC.
Our advertising program focuses on curiosity, confidence, and creative problem-solving. Build core skills in strategic communication, media planning, and brand management—and the portfolio to prove it. Network with top industry minds and join a creative community of thinkers, makers, and doers.
This isn’t your parents’ journalism degree. We’re pioneering innovative approaches that will prepare you to work with communities, find solutions for society’s problems, and inspire action. Develop the skills to tell an ethical, accurate, and compelling story in any medium.
As a media studies major, you'll dive deep into one of the most powerful forces in our modern world with support from award-winning scholars and researchers. You'll develop crucial skills for any career path, including research, analysis, critical thinking, and collaboration.
Minors
As an SOJC major, you can choose one of our three SOJC minors below or from any of the 70+ other minors offered at UO.
Our three undergraduate minors—Science Communication, Game Studies, or Media Studies—are open to all UO undergrads. Each offers you a deep dive into topics that are increasingly relevant to jobs of all types across our society.
Game Studies Minor
Games—from blockbuster video games to independently developed board games—are now a major cultural and economic force. The SOJC’s new game studies minor will give you a foundation for exploring this vital interdisciplinary field, understanding how they fit into broader media ecosystems, and building the skills you to get a communication job in this exciting field.
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Media Studies Minor
Nearly any student would benefit from a media studies degree. Our minor for students outside the SOJC provides an overview of one of the most powerful forces in the world—media and mass communication. The program is flexible so you can weave it into your education in a way that works for you.
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Science Communication Minor
Specialize in science communication! Open to students majoring in disciplines across the UO, this minor builds on more than a decade of undergraduate and graduate experiential courses in science and environmental communication. Take courses ranging from The Science of Science Communication to Living in Our Valley and The Science Story.