Chairperson: Shannon Overbay
Associate Professors: S. English (Emerita), R. Lyons, S.J., M. McCormick, C. McMahon
Assistant Professors: J. Collett
Senior Lecturer: J. Kafentzis
Lecturer: K. Hill
The department offers three majors and four minors:
Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies major
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism major
Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations major
Minor in Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies
Minor in Journalism
Minor in Public Relations
Minor in Visual Literacy
Gonzaga’s Integrated Media Department weaves the related disciplines of Journalism, Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies and Public Relations into an environment where students can learn and hone their writing, interviewing, strategic communications and technological skills while specializing in a path that becomes a bridge to a career or to further scholarship in graduate school.
The Integrated Media Department offers majors and minors in Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, and Visual Literacy.
The Integrated Media programs strive to guide students toward academic excellence and tangible career goals. The curriculum reflects the Jesuit, Catholic character and liberal arts tradition of Gonzaga.
Students have many opportunities to develop and experiment with storytelling and strategic communication techniques using multiple platforms and methods, learning through the lens of social justice and Ignatian pedagogy.
The coursework in Integrated Media programs balances development of the skills and use of technology required of professionals with philosophical grounding in ethical and proficient communications.
In addition to coursework in traditional classroom settings, students engage in hands-on work in computer labs equipped with software applications that allow students to experience a contemporary news and video-editing environment.
Students further polish the tools of skillful and responsible communication through internships in professional environments, for which academic credit is available.
Campus media outlets that include GUTV and KAGU-FM, Gonzaga’s television and radio stations, and The Gonzaga Bulletin (gonzagabulletin.com), the student newspaper, offer opportunities for students to hone media skills learned in the classroom. In addition, stories created for these media entities become substantial portfolio pieces for applications to graduate schools and for internships and employment.
Experiential learning in the broadcast, journalism and public relations arenas are hallmarks of the department.
Integrated Media Department foundation course work:
Majors within the Integrated Media Department are required to complete the following Integrated Media foundation course work:
INMD 101 Media Literacy 3 credits
INMD 360 Media Law 3 credits
Minors within the Integrated Media Department are required to complete the Integrated Media foundation course work:
INMD 101 Media Literacy 3 credits
*Note: No upper-division courses except INMD 360 may be applied to two separate majors and/or minors within the Integrated Media Department without approval of the Department Chair.
Second Language Competency
Competency in a second language (classical or modern) at the intermediate level (courses numbered 201) is required for students continuing in the study of a language. Students beginning study in a language they have not previously studied can fulfill the requirement by completing one year at the beginning level (courses numbered 101-102). Non-native speakers of English who have completed the required English core credits at Gonzaga may petition the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences for a waiver of this requirement.
Additional information on this requirement can be found at
Language Requirement Information