What makes the program special?• Hands-onlearninghappensthroughclassroomactivities, internships,productionprojects,andpracticalexperience.
• SiouxCityishometofournetworktelevisionstations,11 radiostations,adailynewspaperandseveraladvertising agencies/publicrelationsfirms.Morningsidestudentshave completedinternshipsorhaveheldpaidpositionsat manyofthesecompanies.
•Professorsincorporatetheirreal-worldexperienceintotheir coursework.
•Thedepartment’ssmallsizegivesprofessorstimetoadvise students,workwiththemonindependentprojects,andhelp themdevelopprogramsofstudythatmeettheir academicandcareergoals.
•Studentsgetexperiencewithallmedia:print,radio, television,andtheweb.
•AnemphasisonFirstAmendmentissuesandconnections withpoliticalsciencemakemasscommunicationastrong foundationforlawschool.
HowwillIbenefit?Asamasscommunicationmajororminoryouwilldevelopthefollowing:
• Strongwritingskills,accuracy,andprofessionalstandards
• Technicalknowledgeofprint,video,radio,andmultimedia production
• Broad-basedexposuretomanydisciplinesintheliberalarts, essentialforunderstandingandinterpretingcontemporary communicationissues
•Leadershipskills,accountability,andmaturity
•Awarenessoftheethicalresponsibilitiesinvolvedin communicatingwiththepublic.
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MornIngSIde?Aprogramthatintroducesstudentstomajormedia:print,radio,television,andtheweb.Anemphasisonethics,contemporaryissues,andprofessionalstandards.excellentpreparationforacareerorforgraduatework.Facultywithmanyyearsofprofessionalexperience.Anissue-orientedcurriculumthatencouragesstudentstoexaminetheroleofmasscommunicationinsociety.
M A J O R S•Accounting•Advertising•AnimationandVideoGame Development•AppliedAgriculturaland FoodStudies•Art GraphicDesign Photography Studio•ArtsAdministration DanceManagement MusicManagement PhotographyManagement StudioArtManagement TheatreManagement•Biology•BusinessAdministration Economics Finance InternationalBusiness Management Marketing•Chemistry•ComputerScience ComputerScience AppliedComputerScience•Education Elementary Secondary SpecialEducation•English•History AmericanHistory History PublicHistory•Interdisciplinary ArtsAdministration AppliedAmericanStudies Non-ProfitManagement StudentDesigned•InternationalAffairs•ManagementInformationSystems•MassCommunication CorporateCommunication Media&SalesManagement NewMediaProduction•Mathematics•MedicalLaboratoryScience•Music Music MusicEducation MusicPerformance•Nursing•Philosophy•Physics Physics EngineeringPhysics EngineeringScience•PoliticalScience•Psychology Biopsychology Counseling General Developmental•ReligiousStudies•SocialandBehavioralScience•Spanish•Theatre
P R e - P R O f e S S i O n A l•Chiropractic•Dentistry•Engineering•Law•MedicalLaboratoryScience•Medicine•Ministry•Optometry•Pharmacy•PhysicalTherapy•PhysicianAssistant•VeterinaryMedicine
fASt fActS•Foundedin1894,private,coeducational•AffiliatedwiththeUnitedMethodistChurch•LocatedinSiouxCity,IA(greaterSiouxlandpopulation143,000)•2,799studentsfrom28statesand8foreigncountries•69-acrecampuslistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesandlocatedinthesafe, residentialneighborhoodofMorningside•50+student-ledorganizations,includingstudentgovernment,honorsocieties,servicegroups, religiousorganizations,musicalensembles,studentpublications,andtwonationalfraternities andsororities•Sixresidencehalls,includinggroupapartment-stylehallsandthemedhousing•26NAIAvarsitysports,memberofGreatPlainsAthleticConference•Intramuralsports
AcAdeMic PROgRAMS•Degreesawarded:BachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,BachelorofScienceinNursing, BachelorofMusic,BachelorofMusicEducation,MasterofArtsinTeaching,MasterofScience inNursing•Fallandspringsemesters,Maytermandoptionalsummerterm•Internshipandundergraduateresearchprograms•Studyabroadoptions.
SchOlARShiP OPPORtunitieS•100%ofnewfull-timestudentsreceivefinancialaidbasedonmeritaswellasneed.•Thescholarshipsbelowareforfirst-time,full-timefreshman.
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The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.
AccReditAtiOnHigherLearningCommissionoftheNorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSecondarySchools,IowaDepartmentofEducation,IowaBoardofNursing,theCommissiononCollegiateNursingEducation,NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic,UniversitySenateoftheUnitedMethodistChurch.
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Trustee atleast31 and3.9 $20,000
Presidential atleast27 and3.9 $15,000
Dean atleast25 and3.3 $13,000
Founder lessthan25 and3.3orless $10,000
Talent grants up to $5000
awarded in art, music (color
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show choir, vocal), theatre.
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Each academic scholarship comes with additional benefits. Visit our website for more information: www.morningside.edu
the MORningSide AdvAntAge: OuR guARAnteeWeknowyourfutureisbright!TheMorningsideAdvantagesetsusapartfromothercollegesandwearesoconfidentinyouandtheMorningsideexperiencethatweguaranteethefollowing: 1. Youwillearnyourdegreeinfouryearsorless. 2. Youwillgainemploymentorbeacceptedtograduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation. 3. Youwillexpandyourhorizons.
For more information and requirements go to: www.morningside.edu/advantage
Howaboutthedetails?MajorsTheBA in Mass Communicationpreparesstudentstopursuecareersinjournalism,radioandtelevision,publicrelations,andrelatedfieldsorforgraduateworkinadvancedmediastudies.Themajoremphasizesconvergedmedia,combiningskillscoursesinjournalism,broadcasting,andthewebwiththeoreticalcoursesaboutmediamoregenerally.
TheBS in Mass Communicationdrawsoncoursesfromseveraldepartmentsandincludesachoicefromoneofthreeemphasisareas:MediaManagement,CorporateCommunication,andnewMediaProduction.TheMediaManagementemphasispreparesstudentsforleadershipinmediaorganizations.TheCorporateCommunicationemphasispreparesstudentsforinternalandexternalcommunicationinbusiness,government,nonprofits,politics,andsportsinformation.ThenewMediaProductionemphasisgivesstudentsawellroundedbackgroundforcreatingweb-orientedcommunication.
CoursesCoMM101IntroductiontoMassCommunicationCoMM204AudioProductionforradioandwebCoMM207VideoProductionforTelevisionandthewebCoMM208FundamentalsofJournalismforPrintandthewebCoMM245MediaManagementCoMM260SportsJournalismandBroadcastingCoMM264MediaPracticum:AudioandradioProductionCoMM265MediaPracticum:MediaSalesCoMM267MediaPracticum:VideoandTelevisionProductionCoMM268MediaPracticum:newswritingandreportingCoMM269MediaPracticum:newMediaProductionCoMM270MediaPracticum:SportsBroadcastingCoMM300newsandFeaturewritingCoMM307AdvancedVideoProductionCoMM311LawofMassCommunicationCoMM324electronicJournalismCoMM330PublicrelationsCoMM395SeminarinMedia,Politics,anddemocracyCoMM404Adv.MediaPracticum:KMSCdepartmentHeadCoMM407Adv.MediaPracticum:MCTVdepartmentHeadCoMM408Adv.MediaPracticum:CollegianreportereditorCoMM409Adv.MediaPracticum:newMediaProductionCoMM410Adv.MediaPracticum:SportsBroadcasting ManagementCoMM430SeniorThesisCoMM455MassCommunicationCapstoneSeminar
• Coursesaretaughtwithinthecontextoftheliberalarts. Studentslearntherolemasscommunicationplaysinsociety andhowitisconnectedwithothersubjectssuchasbusiness, art,theatre,science,andpoliticalscience.
• Allcoursespromoteclear,concisewriting,whichiscentralto allhumancommunication.
whathappensoutsidetheclassroom?InternshipsInternshipscompletedbymasscommunicationstudentshaveincluded:
•KCAu,KTIV,KMegandKPTHtelevisionstations,SiouxCity
•PowellBroadcastingradiostations,SiouxCity
•iHeartMediaradiostations,SiouxCity
• KwIT-FMSiouxlandPublicMedia,SiouxCity
•SiouxCityexplorersBaseballTeam
•SiouxCityBanditsIndoorFootballTeam
•SiouxCityConventionCenter
•SiouxCityJournal
•wowT-TV,omaha
•wCCo-TV,Minneapolis,Mn
•Anchoragedailynews,Anchorage,AK
•KHMX/KodAradio,Houston,TX
•Kggoradio,desMoines
•SouthdakotaPublicTelevision
•Theglobe,newspaperfortheSiouxCityCatholicdiocese
Hands-on experience•KMSC-FM,Morningside’sstudent-runradiostation,heard throughouttheSiouxCityarea.Voteda“SiouxlandChoice” radiostationtwicebyreadersofTheweekender.namederic Sevareidawardwinnerforbeststudentplay-by-play broadcastsbythenorthwestBroadcastnewsAssociation.
•MCTV,thestudent-runcampustelevisionoutletwithdigital productionandcomputereditingequipment,digitalcameras, andstudios.MCTVisavailableonalocalcablechannel.Video webcastingofmanysportingevents.onlinevideostreaming ofmanycampussportingevents.
•TheCollegianreporter,weeklyonlinecampusnewspaper, writtenandproducedbystudents.
wherecanIgofromhere?Careers.Adegreeinmasscommunicationcanleadtoanumberofdifferentcareers.ouralumnihavebecomereporters,producers,cameraoperators,videographers,journalists,publicrelationsprofessionals,andadvertisingexecutives.
Asamplingofjobsalumnihaveheldincludes:
• 5,6and10o’clocknewsanchor,KCAu-TVChannel9, SiouxCity
• CreativeServicesdirector,KTIV-TVChannel4,SiouxCity
• weekendSportsAnchor,wABC-TV,newyork
• weekendSportsAnchor,KCAu-TV,SiouxCity
• MarketingCoordinator,HyVee,desMoines,IA
• executiveTeamLeader,Target,watertown,Sd
• PromotionsCoordinator,winnaVegasCasino,Sloan,IA
• BroadcastoperationsSpecialist,IowaPublicradio,
Ames,IA
• CommunityrelationsCoordinator,LifeServeBloodBank, SiouxCity,IA
• MorningShowhost,PowellBroadcasting,SiouxCity,IA
• reporter,KMTV,omaha,ne
• Accountexecutive,KTIV-TV,SiouxCity,IA
• digitalCommunicationsMgr,MorningsideCollege,
SiouxCity,IA
• MultimediaJournalist,woI-TV,desMoines,IA
• MorningShowProducer,woI-TV,desMoines,IA
• newsdirector,KCHeradio,Cherokee,IA
• Accountexecutive,KdSnradio,denison,IA
• news/Sportsdirector,KCHeradio,Cherokee,IA
• Sportsdirector,KABdradio,Aberdeen,Sd
• AssistantdirectorofMediaCenter,KansasCityArtInstitute
• Promotions,Prostheticrecords,LosAngeles,CA
• reporter/Videographer,KTIV,SiouxCity
• directorofMarketingandAlumnirelations,IowaState university
• Sportseditor,TheLeMarsdailySentinel
• TradeMarketingManager,ConAgraFoods
• reporter/Producer,SouthdakotaPublicTelevision
• PromotionManagerwHo-TV,desMoines,IA
• wCCoTV,ChiefPhotographer,Minneapolis,Mn
Graduate school.ouralumnihavealsobeenacceptedintograduateprogramsinCommunicationStudies,History,english,women’sStudies,Law,PoliticalScience,Philanthropyanddevelopment,andPhotography(inadditiontomasscommunication)atinstitutionssuchasBradleyuniversity,theuniversityofIowa,georgewashingtonuniversity,MiddleburyCollege,SamHoustonStateuniversity,theuniversityofSouthdakota,theuniversityofMinnesota,andtheuniversityofnebraska.
whoarethefaculty?Ross Fuglsang,AssociateProfessor
TeachesIntroductiontoMassCommunication,FundamentalsofJournalism,newsandFeaturewriting,LawofMassCommunication,SeniorCapstoneandcoursesinthefirst-yearcurriculum.ServesasadvisortoTheCollegianreporterstudentnewspaper.researchinterestsincludepopculture.
education:B.S.,M.S.,IowaStateuniversity;B.A.,CentralMissouriStateuniversity;Ph.d.,universityofIowa
Professionalexperience:reporter/Photographerforcommunityweekly;SportseditorforIowadaily
Mark Heistad,AssociateProfessor
TeachesIntroductiontoMassCommunication,AudioProduction,electronicJournalism,LawofMassCommunication,Media,Politics&democracy,SeniorCapstoneandcoursesinthefirstyearcurriculum.ServesasadvisortoMorningside’sstudent-runradiostationKMSC-FMandsupervisestheSportsBroadcastingprogram.researchinterestsincludebroadcasthistory,broadcastnews,andmedialaw.
education:B.A.,LutherCollege;M.A.,Ph.d.,universityofMinnesota
Professionalexperience:15yearsinPublicradio,includingMinnesotaPublicradio,St.Paul,Mn
Dave Madsen,AssistantProfessor&dept.Chair
TeachesIntroductiontoMassCommunication,MediaManagement,MediaSales,Publicrelations,SeniorCapstoneandFirstyearSeminar.ServesasadvisorforMCTVstudent-runtelevisionstation.
education:B.A.,M.A.Journalism/MassCommunicationuniversityofnebraska-Lincoln.
Professionalexperience:Morethan30yearsofcommercialtelevisionandradioexperienceinstationmanagement,programming,promotion,production,news,engineeringandsales.
Adjuncts.TheMassCommunicationdepartmentalsohasqualifiedadjunctinstructorstoteachTelevisionProduction,SportsBroadcastingandPublicrelations.
whathappensinsidetheclassroom?•Coursesexaminetheroleofcommunicationatboththelocal andgloballevels.
•Studentslearntoproduceandprocessinformationinvarious media—television,radio,print,andweb—andtoadapttonew technologies.
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