Our Mission

The School of Media & Strategic Communications (SMSC) at OSU has a proud tradition of preparing students for successful careers and for providing them with a well-rounded foundation of skills and appreciation for the importance of mass communication in American society. We are proud of what we have accomplished and of what we will accomplish in the future.

 

The mission of SMSC is:

 

• To provide thorough, broadly-based professional education for the mass media professions
• To encourage liberal and cultural background in the arts, literature, languages, and social, biological and physical sciences
• To promote scholarly research and professional performance
• To provide media leadership and assistance in extension and public service through high school and college educators and professional communication associations
• To emphasize high standards of ethics and responsibility in mass communication

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Accreditation

The SMSC at OSU has been continuously accredited through the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) since 1928. Accreditation provides a solid foundation of assurance that the program is properly administered, that the curriculum is relevant and valuable and that faculty have significant professional experience upon which to base their instruction. Further, accreditation also assures students, parents, faculty and alumni that degrees awarded from the SMSC are of the highest value to the recipient and the public.