Journalism & Communication
Hands-on experience, mentoring from seasoned professionals, and top-notch facilities prepare our students for fast-changing fields that require excellent communication skills.
The department offers majors and minors in the following areas:
- Graphic Design
- Media Production
- Multimedia Journalism
- Sports Media
- Strategic Communication & Public Relations
Our graduates work as writers, editors, reporters, production specialists, and public relations professionals. They’re involved in web development, the entertainment industry, and a variety of related fields.
Department Information
Critique by professional organizations is an integral component to the educational experience in the Department of Journalism & Communication. Without fail our students continue to impress those in the industry as well as their peers from other institutions during annual competitions.
Wartburg has made an impression with the Associated Collegiate Press and received several accolades including an Online Pacemaker Award, Best in Show for weekly tabloid and Best in Show for multimedia package. The Iowa Broadcast Association has also given a nod to Wartburg including Overall Excellence for Wartburg Television as well as numerous awards in other categories such as first place honors for KWAR sports coverage, best newscast, spot news coverage, features and political coverage.
The Iowa College Media Association has recognized the impeccable storytelling that our students do in news, sports casting, long form documentary and public service promotions. The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (formally known as NBNA) is no stranger to student work from Wartburg. The list of awards and accomplishments is overwhelming and ranges from awards for general reporting to sports play-by-play and documentary work.
The Department of Journalism & Communication belongs to the Society for Collegiate Journalists, one of the oldest organizations for student journalists, and is no stranger to success at their annual competition often sweeping categories altogether. Wartburg is a relative newcomer to the National Academy for Television Arts & Sciences annual competition but has already become a major player with more nominations than any other institution in the last few years and bringing home several crystal pillars.
Wartburg helped prepare me for my future in many ways. The main thing that stands out is the hands-on experience I was provided from day one. The opportunity to apply my skills in real-world scenarios helped prepare me for my internships and professional experiences outside of the classroom.”
Reagan Brooks ’25
Urbandale
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Department News & Features
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Elkashif participates in Council of Independent Colleges seminar on vocational exploration
Marwa Elkashif, an assistant professor of graphic design at Wartburg College, was one of only 15 faculty members from around the country selected to…
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Wartburg students gain hands-on experience at ISU’s Design/Shift competition
A team of Wartburg College graphic design students recently competed against undergraduate and graduate students from across the state to create a new brand…
