Texas State University

Overview

Texas State University is a public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas, and additional campuses in Round Rock, Texas, and Querétaro, Mexico.

Journalism and related programs

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication offers degrees including a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Bachelor of Science degrees in advertising, digital media innovation, electronic media, journalism, mass communications and public relations. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, most recently reaccredited in 2022.

History

Texas State University was established on 10 May 1899, when Governor Joseph D. Sayers signed a bill creating the Southwest Texas State Normal School in San Marcos to train teachers. The school opened for classes in 1903 on Chautauqua Hill, land donated by the city of San Marcos. The institution changed its name several times over the following century, becoming Southwest Texas State Normal College in 1918, Southwest Texas State Teachers College in the 1920s, Southwest Texas State College in 1959, Southwest Texas State University in 1969, Texas State University-San Marcos in 2003, and Texas State University in 2013.

Location and contact info

Address
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
601 University Drive, Old Main, Room 102
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
United States
Phone
(512) 245-2656
Email
jmc@txstate.edu
Website
https://sjmc.txst.edu/