<p>I'm looking into either of those three as my alternate major for transfer admission at UCLA. My intended major is Communications, but it is so incredibly impacted (9% admit rate, yikes!), so I'm planning for a back-up. For any of you that are involved in the media, journalism, TV production, etc, which major would be best amongst the three? I hear many journalists are history majors, but I don't quite know. Any advice on this?</p>
<p>Pick something you like and will do well in: English, history, economics, poly sci, psychology, etc. Then work for the school’s newspaper.</p>
<p>I’m a TV news writer in the LA market. You can hone the skills you need as a journalist in almost any major. Research the majors that you are interested in at UCLA: which faculty members and classes sound interesting? Look at the requirements for each major and see what works best for you.
Meanwhile read everything you can get your hands on, write as much as possible and network like crazy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! So you guys are basically saying it doesn’t really matter? Maybe I should have divulged some more details… I want to go into BROADCAST journalism. Does that make any difference?</p>
<p>Also, @ILoveLA, I have heard that some big shot companies do not take you as an intern if you’re not majoring in Comms or Journalism. Is this true? I don’t want to limit myself from opportunities to network.</p>
<p>That’s a good question, madddielove. I confess I don’t know. My station has just resumed an internship program after years of not having one. I’ll check.</p>
<p>ETA quote from CBS internship website: “Students who are currently attending an accredited college and have achieved junior or senior status are eligible. Students majoring in journalism, broadcasting or communications are preferred; other majors will be considered. Participants must have good computer skills, excellent written and verbal communication abilities and knowledge of current events. A 3.0 GPA or above is recommended. Students must be able to meet the minimum time commitment”</p>
<p>I tend to agree with LurkNessMonster. A good journalist is a good writer with an interesting knowledge base. School newspaper is a great place to get good experience.</p>
<p>Poli sci undergrad here, decades in media related jobs. Do what you enjoy and get involved in the campus media and PR activities and clubs for networking. My son is a biz/English double major and writes for his college newspaper and works at the radio station.</p>