University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication
http://www.jou.ufl.edu/
Over 50 years old, the College of Journalism and Communications is one of the youngest communication schools in the U.S. Yet today it has the second-largest undergraduate program in the nation. Only Michigan State is larger.
Although journalism courses have been offered at the University of Florida since 1916, journalism was not designated as a department until 1925. Graduate study started in 1945, and journalism became a separate college in 1949.
The College has four departments - Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, and Telecommunication - and offers sequences in the following areas: advertising, public relations, technical communication, journalism (reporting, editing, magazines and photojournalism), and telecommunication (news, production and management). The college's Graduate Division offers programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees in mass communication.
The College has also been a pioneer in electronic publishing, having produced the "Gainesville Cable Press" from 1982-1988 through its Electronic Text Center. It joined with the Florida Press Association and the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors to host a 250-person conference on the "Electronic Newspaper" in October 1993. In addition to developing courses in this area, the college has an Interactive Media Lab and produces Newszine, an interactive magazine published in conjunction with the Gainesville Sun, a member of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.
Students gain practical experience while still in college. Telecommunication majors work at all production and news positions at the college's five broadcasting properties. Magazine majors produce a campus-wide magazine called Orange & Blue. Journalism majors work with the independent student newspaper, the local daily newspaper or Newszine. Some 400 students each year receive internship credit for paid and volunteer work in the professional fields.
In addition to some 60 full-time faculty and over 90 full-time staff, the college receives outstanding support from professionals from around the nation and the world. Advisory groups counsel each undergraduate program in the college. Visiting professionals lecture at the college each semester.