Media Studies majors develop valuable traditional radio and television broadcasting skills and cutting edge technology and media
production skills. Students and alumni regularly win prestigious awards and recognition including: Academy Awards for Visual Effects,
Emmys, and National Association of Broadcasters and Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards. Majors begin studio work as freshmen.
Students interested in production have unique opportunities in new media animation, including motion picture production.
Growth also exists in corporate, promotional, training, and communication video production. FHSU is a national leader in
application of new media.
Alumni work at: NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, CNN, Fox affiliates, video post productions,
Honeywell, Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging, Eagle Communications, Cox Media and the New York Film Institute.
Sample Careers:
Electronic Journalist
Video Production, Editing, Special Effects and Animation
Sports Announcer
Radio or Video Personality
Media Sales and Management
Media, Government or Military Spokesperson
Media and Corporate Promotions
New Media/Digital Media and Web Specialists
Media Education
Media Studies Alumi Say...
"Media Studies at Fort Hays State University provides students
with great opportunities. Between all of the activities that I involved myself in I was able to broaden my education
and grow as a person. Without the education at FHSU I would not have been able to receive awards for the work I did,
participate in an incredible internship, and land the job of my dreams right out of college."
-Brandon Billinger
Videographer
NBC Action News KSHB-TV 41, Kansas City
INT Media Studies 2007 Graduate
"I was completely prepared for the "real world" after graduating from
the INT Media Studies Department. I did not feel overwhelmed after being hired for my first news position. FHSU and the
INT Department taught me everything I needed to know to begin my broadcasting career."
-Jenna (Stout) Miller
Producer/Director
Smoky Hills Public Television
INT Media Studies 2004 Graduate
"FHSU and the INT department gave me an education that didn't waste my time or money. I was able to get involved
in the broadcasting program as a freshman, instead of my junior year like most other universities. The hands-on experience gave me an
opportunity to learn early on whether broadcasting was what I wanted for my career after college. I can safely say I can't imagine doing
anything else. I'm proud to be a FHSU Alumni."
-Mitch Weber
INT Media Studies Graduate
Reporter/Anchor, WKOW-TV27
Madison, Wisconsin
"The direction of the FHSU INT program is right on the mark. Media instructors in the INT
Department have worked in broadcasting and know the business. The real world experience that they've brought to the
classrooms has increased my personal knowledge of the radio business."
-Mike Koerner
INT Media Studies Graduate
Kansas DJ Personality of the Year
- Medium Market 1998 and 1999
Kollisa McVay, INT Media Studies Student,
pictured with Junior Seau of the Miami Dolphins.
Taryn Everhart, INT Media Studies Student,
pictured with Donald Trump in New York.
“I was offered the experience of learning ‘hands-on’ immediately in my freshman year.
Professionals look at FHSU first before other larger universities. The News Director here at KWCH turned to FHSU first, for
potential employees before looking at bigger schools like KSU or KU, because of the quality and prestige of the Media Studies
program at FHSU.”
-Michael Schwanke
News Anchor/Reporter
KWCH TV, Wichita
INT Media Studies Graduate
"The INT Media Studies Department gave me experience with the most advanced equipment. Some of the
computer programs we used to create graphics for KFHS are currently being used in the graphics department at KSNW TV."
-Ryan Newton,
Graphics Department
KSNW - TV
INT Media Studies Graduate
Alumni own: KGMT-KUTT Radio, VROC (virtual reality company), 12 Inch Design (animation media),
Triumphant Productions (video production company), and First Son Productions (audio production studio).
Students get once-in-a-lifetime opportunities: INT Media Studies students have the chance to take part in
internships in broadcasting, cable, advertising, and new media. Students gain full-time "real world" experience at leading stations
such as CNN and NBC. Students have taken internships in Orlando, Miami, Kansas City, Colorado Springs, Wichita, Great Bend, Hays, Topeka,
and Bunker Hill.
INT Students and Faculty at the 2005 Kansas Association of Broadcaster's (KAB) Awards Banquet:
Several INT students were recipients of awards in Television production for works produced for class-room and KFHS-TV programs.
FHSU Student Casey McAvoy interns at Capital News 9, Albany,NY
"Although my internship was short lived I feel that it was a great opportunity. The staff at Capital News 9 were eager to give me advice and take
suggestions from me. They complimented highly on the INT program at Fort Hays State University and how right after college, its students will be prepared
for the real world. I am truely thankful for all the help, advice, and mentoring I have received from students and faculty in my extended five year program
with the department."- Casey McAvoy, Offferle, KS
INT Media Studies Student
"Although my internship was short lived I feel that it was a great opportunity. The staff at Capital News 9 were eager to give me advice and take
suggestions from me. They complimented highly on the INT program at Fort Hays State University and how right after college, its students will be prepared
for the real world. I am truely thankful for all the help, advice, and mentoring I have received from students and faculty in my extended five year program
with the department."