Students will learn how to analyze social media sites and better understand what brings users to certain sites, how long they stay there, and what they click on. The minor will have classes teaching how to write for different types of social media sites as well as designing the sites. One course will also have students design their own app and launch it to have a real world experience. It will also help students effectively learn how to manage multi-way interactions with users.

The department of Journalism & Mass Communication at South Dakota State University has the right mix of faculty, philosophy, and technology to prepare you for a career in media and related fields. Choose a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts in either Advertising or Journalism with your choice of emphases in broadcast journalism, creative strategies (advertising), interactive media (advertising), news-editorial journalism or public relations (advertising).

• Broadcast Journalism: Students learn storytelling, video production, and performance skills with a focus on a career in the broadcast news or corporate communication industries. For more information, contact Terry Harris.

• News Editorial Journalism: Students learn writing, reporting, interviewing, storytelling and photography skills focusing on careers in online and print journalism. Graduates of the program work in the media industry, corporate, and non-profit settings. For more information, contact Professor Lyle Olson.