The Meter
TSU's Student-Run & Award-winning Newspaper
Mass CommunicationsStudent Media
Mass Communications students produce our award-winning newspaper, The Meter. Our faculty bring a blend of scholarly activity and creative professional work to the classroom. Students also learn each other through their work in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that complement formal instruction. TSU’s Mass Communications students utilize the department’s ALL Platform Production Center which includes:
Mass Communications
At TSU we stress a hands-on approach to learning in a multi-media environment. C-MAP includes: The TSU News Network, TSU Radio, TSU-TV, Tenn State IMC Agency, Tiger Productions, and The Meter (newspaper, housed under Student Affairs). Our faculty bring a blend of scholarly activity and creative professional work to the classroom. Students also learn each other through their work in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that complement formal instruction.
Hands-OnLearning
From theatrical set construction, working on an advertising campaign, participating in a 48 hour film challenge, covering a news story to developing an effective corporate presentation, TSU has many opportunities. Thank you for your interest in Tennessee State University and its Department of Communications.
We offer three areas of concentration:
Mass Communication
(4 tracks in: Journalism, Film & Television Production, Integrated Marketing Communications and Media Leadership & Performance)
Theatre
(3 tracks in: Performance, Production and Dance/Theater)
Communication Studies
(2 tracks in: Cultural Communications, Health Communications)