Graphic Design
The major in graphic design equips students with the creative and technical skills to communicate visually across digital and print media, opening doors to diverse careers in advertising, branding, web design, and more. It combines artistic expression with practical application, making it ideal for those who want to turn creativity into a marketable profession.

Media Production
This is a concentration for digital storytellers who dream of becoming the next YouTube sensation, Nextflix producer, short film director or documentary filmmaker.

Multimedia Journalism
Today’s journalists must be well-rounded individuals who are practiced in the art of storytelling regardless of the medium. Writing, research, organization, ethics, and accuracy continue to be essential for journalists of the 21st century. The multimedia journalism program at Wartburg provides an active laboratory for students to apply cornerstone skills in a real-world setting. Students can enhance their educational experience with a variety of student-operated media outlets and organizations.

Sports Media
Sports media graduate are prepared for work in a variety of sport-related areas, including: sports reporting, sports information, broadcasting, online media, advertising, video production, public relations, communications, digital media, and management. Numerous internship opportunities are available at local, regional, and national sports organizations including Burlington Bees Baseball, Cedar Rapids Kernels Baseball, Chicago Athlete Magazine, Des Moines I-Cubs Baseball, Des Moines Register, ESPN, Kansas City Chiefs, Kroenke Sports – Denver, KWWL, NCAA, North Iowa Outlaws Hockey, University of Denver Athletics, Wartburg College Athletics, and Waterloo Black Hawks Hockey.

Strategic Communication and Public Relations
Strategic Communication and Public Relations professionals are responsible for developing and managing comprehensive integrated marketing communication strategies and campaigns. They manage all components of communications messaging, from creating and managing brands, to implementation, to measurement. Successful practitioners must be able to make sure that all communications efforts – from PR, to marketing, to multimedia, to social media – are all working together to produce the desired results. Students learn how to utilize public relations, advertising, brand management, and design together, to form cohesive communication strategies for others.

Learn about Jace and his experiences as a media production and public relations major.

Hear from Lizzie and her experiences as a strategic communication and public relations major.

KWAR-FM Radio Station
KWAR radio station broadcasts online around the world and locally at 89.9 FM. The station has won numerous awards for news and sports coverage.

Knight Vision
Knight Vision is Wartburg’s live and on-demand video-streaming network, covering sports, music, worship, news, and special events. This co-curricular program also is open to non-majors.

Knight Vision Films
Knight Vision Films is the production label under which documentaries, short films, and experimental work is produced. Students work on projects associated with classes they are taking as well as partnering with professors on special projects. 

Knight Vision News
Knight Vision News is a student-run news station covering campus, local, and national news. The staff have dominated many regional competitions, including five Upper Midwest Regional Student Production awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 

Public Relations Student Society of America
PRSSA provides students opportunities for professional development, networking, scholarships, public relations competitions, and career assistance.

Tower Agency
The Tower Agency is a student-run public relations firm that provides hands-on experience with clients.

Wartburg Players Theatre Group
The Wartburg Players theatre troupe has performed at the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival twice.

Wartburg Trumpet
The Trumpet is the student-run campus newspaper and covers campus and local news. The Trumpet has won numerous regional awards.