A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication
Former names | Department of Industrial Journalism established at Kansas State Agricultural College;
Department of Industrial Journalism and Printing; Department of Technical Journalism; Department of Journalism; Department of Journalism and Mass Communications; |
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| Type | Public higher education |
| Established | 1910 |
| Director | Dr. Heather Woods |
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| Affiliations | Kansas State University Kansas State University College of Arts & Sciences |
| Website | www |
39°11′16.24″N 96°34′53.54″W / 39.1878444°N 96.5815389°W The A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication offers distinguished programs of instruction and research leading to bachelor's and master's degrees in both communication studies and mass communications at Kansas State University. Undergraduates can pursue a science or arts degree in one of four sequences: News and Sports Media, Digital Innovations in Media, Advertising/Public Relations, and Communication Studies. Emphases include drone journalism, news broadcasting, graphics production, public relations, and advertising. The Miller School teaches drone photography and video in partnership with the K-State Polytechnic Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight and Operations program. The School also offers a doctoral degree in leadership communication in collaboration with Kansas State's Staley School of Leadership and the Department of Agricultural Communications and Journalism.
Nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, the School has more than 6,000 living alumni, nearly 400 undergraduate majors, 100 minors, 40 graduate students, and 30 members of faculty and staff. Its operating budget 2018-19 is more than $2 million, with 57 students receiving School scholarships totaling $152,000.
The School houses the headquarters of the Journalism Education Association (JEA), the largest national organization of scholastic journalism. It houses three endowed chairs or centers: the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media, R.M. Seaton Chair in Professional Journalism, and Ross Beach Chair in Mass Communications.