Nashville Broadcasting Schools
Three broadcasting colleges in Nashville offer bachelor degrees in broadcast journalism, journalism or communications. Students learn technical skills; journalistic techniques and literacy skills on all three programs. Upon completion, graduates have a choice of career opportunities in audio production; freelance journalism; and radio and television news reporting. There are more than 50 radio stations in Nashville, Tennessee and six television stations. UniXL Education and Information Portal states that as of 2011, news reporters earn approximately $38,000 a year.
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Belmont University
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Belmont University's study program focuses on traditional journalistic values. Fairness, objectivity and ethical conduct are taught on all programs alongside the use of sound, image and text. There are 75 undergraduate study programs, which include broadcast news reporting, TV news reporting, voice and diction, and basic news writing. Belmont is a Christian university, and students are asked to participate in prayers once a week in the campus chapel. On-site facilities include career services, a fitness center, counseling services and a pharmacy.
Lipscomb College of Arts & Science
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Lipscomb College of Art & Science offers an undergraduate degree in communications with the option of studying for a masters degree. The undergraduate program focuses on public speaking, interviewing and technical skills in video and audio production. Program modules include broadcasting and new media; on-camera delivery; media ethics; mass communication and an internship at a local radio or television station. Students have access to a career development center, counseling services, bookstore and library.
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Trevecca Nazarene University
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The undergraduate degree program in communications at Trevecca Nazarene University consists of a range of journalism modules, including broadcast journalism and TV news reporting; introduction to journalism; and station practices. News writing, news collection and reporting for broadcast media are studied in the broadcast journalism module. Freshmen are assigned a mentor for the first year of study to help them adjust to college life. The university has its own radio station where students can gain broadcasting experience.
Radio and Television Stations
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Broadcast journalism graduates have the option of working at stations that cater to a variety of audience genres, including Christian, news talk, Spanish and sports radio. Christian stations report on the latest Christian music news and religious issues within the local area. News talk radio provides listeners with discussions on local and national events and topical issues. Television stations offer graduates the choice of reporting on local or national news depending on whether they work for a local or national news station.
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References
- UniXL Education & Career Information Portal: Broadcasting Schools in Nashville, Tennessee
- Belmont University: Media Studies Department New Century Journalism
- Belmont University: Academics
- Lipscomb University College of Arts & Science: Department of Communications & Journalism
- Trevecca Nazarene University: Communication Studies
- OnTheRadio.net: Radio Stations in the Nashville TN Metro Area
