Facilities

The Division of Journalism is located in the journalism complex in the Umphrey Lee Center, which houses faculty and administrative offices, audio and video production, and media support areas.

The main media content area is the Pederson Broadcast Studio. The professional control room and studio are supplied with all the equipment students need to produce TV news. Students learn to operate professional cameras, a Grass Valley video switcher, teleprompter, CG, Still Store and an on-air server. Every weekday, students produce, write and crew a news show covering SMU news, as well as local and national news.

Concept and design of the journalism complex promote individualized instruction. Classrooms and conference rooms are state-of-the-art, with complete audio and video capabilities. All classrooms are equipped with the latest computers for each student.

Journalism majors are permitted secure, 24-hour access to the journalism complex. Each student is encouraged to spend as much time as desired on highly specialized equipment to pursue projects and assignments in a professional media work environment.

Location

Umphrey Lee Center
Room 270CR
3300 Dyer Street
Dallas, TX 75205