Journalism and Broadcasting

News analysts, reporters and correspondents gather information, prepare stories and make broadcasts that inform us about local, state, national and international events; present points of view on current issues; and report on the actions of public officials, corporate executives, special interest groups and others who exercise power. Broadcast and sound technicians install, test, repair, set up and operate the electronic equipment used to record and transmit radio and television programs, cable programs and motion pictures. Chief engineers, broadcast field supervisors and transmission engineers supervise the technicians who operate and maintain broadcasting equipment.

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Wisconsin Technical Colleges
- Chippewa Valley Technical College
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- Fox Valley Technical College
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  Communications Professional AAS
  
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- Gateway Technical College
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- Lakeshore Technical College
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- Madison College
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- Milwaukee Area Technical College
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- Northcentral Technical College
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- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
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- Western Technical College
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University of WI System Campuses
- UW-Eau Claire
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- UW-Green Bay
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- UW-La Crosse
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- UW-Madison
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  Textile And Apparel Design B
  
  Theatre And Drama B
  
  Art Education B
  
  Music:education B
  
  Mass Communications D
  
  Communication Arts D
  
  Music D
  
  Music Performance D
  
  Theatre And Drama D
  
  Life Sciences Communications M
  
  Journalism And Mass Communication M
  
  Business: Arts Administration M
  
  Family And Consumer Journalism M
  
  Art M
  
  Art Education M
  
  Communication Arts M
  
  Dance M
  
  Music M
  
  Music Education M
  
  Music Performance M
  
  Theatre And Drama M
- UW-Milwaukee
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  Communication B
  
  Dance B
  
  Film B
  
  Film Studies B
  
  Journalism, Advertising And Media Studies B
  
  Music B
  
  Theatre Arts B
  
  Art Education B
  
  Music Education B
  
  Communication D
  
  Media Studies M
  
  Performing Arts M
  
  Art History M
  
  Art M
  
  Art Education M
  
  Communication M
  
  Music M
- UW-Oshkosh
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  BFA (fine Arts) B
  
  Journalism B
  
  Music B
  
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- UW-Parkside
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- UW-Platteville
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- UW-River Falls
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- UW-Stevens Point
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  Arts Management B
  
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- UW-Stout
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  Art Education B
  
  Information And Communication Technologies B
  
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  Studio Art B
  
  Entertainment Design B
  
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- UW-Superior
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- UW-Whitewater
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Wisconsin Private Colleges & Universities
- Alverno
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  Design And Applied Arts, Other B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  Music Therapy/therapist B
  
  Music, General B
- Beloit College
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  Dance, General B
  
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  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  Dramatic/theatre Arts And Stagecraft, Other B
  
  East Asian Languages Literatures & Linguistics Other B
  
  English Language And Literature/Letters, Other B
  
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  Russian Language & Literature B
  
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- Cardinal Stritch University
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  Music Performance, General B
  
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- Carroll University
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- Carthage College
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  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B
- Concordia University Wisconsin
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  Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
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  Illustration B
  
  Interior Design B
  
  Mass Communication/media Studies B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Organizational Communications, General B
  
  Photography B
  
  Religious/sacred Music B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
  
  Art Teacher Education B
  
  Art Teacher Education M
  
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- Edgewood College
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  Art Teacher Education B
  
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  Art/Art History, General B
  
  Communication Studies/speech Communication And Rhetoric B
  
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  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  French Language & Literature B
  
  French Language Teacher Education B
  
  Graphic Design B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
  
  Visual And Performing Arts, General B
- Lakeland College
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  Art/art Studies, General B
  
  Arts Management B
  
  Creative Writing B
  
  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  German Language & Literature B
  
  Music Management And Merchandising B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
  
  Theatre/Theatre Arts Management B
  
  Visual And Performing Arts, General B
- Lawrence University
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  Art History, Criticism And Conservation B
  
  Art/art Studies, General B
  
  Classics & Classical Languages Literatures & Linguistics General B
  
  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  French Language & Literature B
  
  German Language & Literature B
  
  Linguistics B
  
  Music Performance, General B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music Theory And Composition B
  
  Music, General B
- Marian University
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  Art Teacher Education B
  
  Art Therapy/therapist B
  
  Communication Studies/speech Communication And Rhetoric B
  
  English Composition B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  Fine/studio Arts, General B
  
  Graphic Design B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Organizational Communications, General B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
- Marquette University
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  Broadcast Journalism B
  
  Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs, Other B
  
  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  English Composition B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  French Language & Literature B
  
  German Language & Literature B
  
  Journalism B
  
  Organizational Communications, General B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English Language And Literature, General D
  
  Communication Studies/speech Communication And Rhetoric M
  
  English Language And Literature, General M
  
  Organizational Communications, General M
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
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  Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects B
  
  Drawing B
  
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  Graphic Design B
  
  Illustration B
  
  Industrial Design B
  
  Interior Design / Furniture Design B
  
  Painting B
  
  Photography B
  
  Printmaking B
  
  Sculpture B
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
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- Mount Mary College
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  Art Teacher Education B
  
  Art/art Studies, General B
  
  Business/corporate Communications B
  
  Commercial And Advertising Art B
  
  Communication Studies/speech Communication And Rhetoric B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  Fashion / Apparel Design B
  
  Graphic Design B
  
  Interior Design B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
  
  Speech And Rhetorical Studies B
  
  Technical And Business Writing B
  
  English Language And Literature/letters, Other B
  
  Art Therapy/Therapist B
  
  Art Therapy/therapist M
  
  English Language And Literature/Letters, Other M
- Northland College
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  Art Teacher Education B
  
  Creative Writing B
  
  English Composition B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
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  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
- Ripon College
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  Art History, Criticism And Conservation B
  
  Art/art Studies, General B
  
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  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  Fine/studio Arts, General B
  
  French Language & Literature B
  
  German Language & Literature B
  
  Music, General B
- Silver Lake College
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  Art Teacher Education B
  
  Art/art Studies, General B
  
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  Music, General B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
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- St. Norbert College
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  Art/art Studies, General B
  
  Communication And Media Studies, Other B
  
  Communication Studies/speech Communication And Rhetoric B
  
  Computer Graphics B
  
  Creative Writing B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  French Language & Literature B
  
  French Language Teacher Education B
  
  German Language Teacher Education B
  
  Graphic Design B
  
  Mass Communication/media Studies B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
- Viterbo University
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  Art Teacher Education B
  
  Art/art Studies, General B
  
  Arts Management B
  
  Design And Visual Communications, General B
  
  Drama And Dance Teacher Education B
  
  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  English Language And Literature/Letters, Other B
  
  English/language Arts Teacher Education B
  
  Fine/studio Arts, General B
  
  Graphic Design B
  
  Music Pedagogy B
  
  Music Performance, General B
  
  Music Teacher Education B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language Teacher Education B
  
  Visual And Performing Arts, General B
- Wisconsin Lutheran College
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  Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs, Other B
  
  Design And Applied Arts, Other B
  
  Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General B
  
  English Language And Literature, General B
  
  Music, General B
  
  Spanish Language & Literature B

Gateway Technical College
- Professional Communications

Sample Career Plan

Secondary

English / Language Arts

English/ Language Arts I

Math

Algebra I

Science

Earth or Life or Physical Science

Social Studies / Sciences

World History

Career and Technical Courses

Introduction to Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications

Information Technology Applications

English / Language Arts

English/ Language Arts II

Math

Geometry

Science

Biology

Social Studies / Sciences

U.S. History

Career and Technical Courses

Media Arts Fundamentals Journalistic Research

English / Language Arts

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Math

Algebra II

Science

Physics

Social Studies / Sciences

Political Science Economics

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Publication Journalism

English / Language Arts

English/ Language Arts IV

Math

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Science

Social Studies / Sciences

Psychology

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Broadcast Journalism

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English / Language Arts	English/ Language Arts I	English/ Language Arts II	English/ Language Arts III	English/ Language Arts IV
Math	Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II	Trigonometry or other math course
Science	Earth or Life or Physical Science	Biology	Physics
Social Studies / Sciences	World History	U.S. History	Political Science Economics	Psychology
Career and Technical Courses	Introduction to Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology Applications	Media Arts Fundamentals Journalistic Research	Publication Journalism	Broadcast Journalism

Post Secondary

English / Language Arts

English Composition English Literature

Math

Algebra

Science

Chemistry

Social Studies / Sciences

American Govt. Psychology

Career and Technical Courses

Ethics and Legal Issues Electronic Media Production

English / Language Arts

Speech/ Oral Communication

Math

Computer Applications

Science

Biological Science

Physical Science

Social Studies / Sciences

American History

Career and Technical Courses

Technical and Design Aspects of Broadcast Production

Journalism and Broadcasting Business Issues

English / Language Arts

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Science

Social Studies / Sciences

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English / Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies / Sciences

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Complete Journalism and Broadcasting Major (4-Year Degree Program)

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English / Language Arts	English Composition English Literature	Speech/ Oral Communication
Math	Algebra	Computer Applications
Science	Chemistry	Biological Science Physical Science
Social Studies / Sciences	American Govt. Psychology	American History
Career and Technical Courses	Ethics and Legal Issues Electronic Media Production	Technical and Design Aspects of Broadcast Production Journalism and Broadcasting Business Issues	Complete Journalism and Broadcasting Major (4-Year Degree Program)