University of South Carolina

Overview

The University of South Carolina is a public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, and the flagship of the University of South Carolina System.

Journalism and related programs

The School of Journalism and Mass Communications, part of the College of Information and Communications, was founded in 1923, making it one of the oldest communications schools in the country. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including majors in advertising, broadcast journalism, journalism, mass communications, public relations, sports media and visual communications.

History

The University of South Carolina was chartered as South Carolina College on 19 December 1801 to unite the state's Lowcountry and upcountry political factions in the wake of the American Revolution. The college closed in 1861 during the Civil War and reopened in 1866, when it was rechartered as the University of South Carolina and admitted its first African American trustees and students during Reconstruction. The university closed again in 1877 and reopened in 1880 as an all-white agricultural college; it readmitted African American students in 1963.

Location and contact info

Address
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
800 Sumter Street, Room 226
Columbia, SC 29208
United States
Website
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/journalism_and_mass_communications/