Start your media career with Cal Poly Humboldt
Our students are the media makers at Cal Poly Humboldt. They challenge conventions, and learn by doing – creating content to build a portfolio of their work for use in their careers.
Hands-on learning is a key part of our curriculum that focuses on contemporary media issues in race, gender, equity, law and ethics and challenges societal norms and narratives.
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Real World Opportunities
Our department is home to three student publications, The Lumberjack, El Leñador and Osprey, as well as the campus radio station, KRFH. Get involved as a writer, editor, graphic designer, DJ or sound editor to develop skills for your future career.
Hands-On Experience
Learn to produce multimedia, podcasts, videos, photos, graphic designs, PR campaigns, web pages, advertisements and more in our hands-on skill-centric courses.
Career Options
The Journalism major prepares students for careers in digital media production, news, public relations, radio, media research and analysis and related fields. As early as freshman year, students get hands-on learning producing content for our award-winning student media outlets The Lumberjack, El Leñador, Osprey magazine and KRFH radio station.