To graduate broadly educated, critical thinkers, particularly Hispanic-oriented communications professionals, who can understand, analyze and interpret multicultural health, social, economic and environmental issues across the globe in general and to the people of the Americas in particular.

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Detailed Mission Statement

THE SJMC MIRRORS THE UNIVERSITY’S VISION AS A

Top	To be recognized in national rankings and reputation as a professionally-oriented school of journalism and mass communication, among the top communication universities in the country generally and the nation’s number one Hispanic-oriented communications program, in particular.
Urban	To respond to the professional communications needs of the South Florida metropolitan area.
Public	To be known as the premier academic program for providing Hispanic-oriented communications professionals to the communications industries of South Florida and the Americas.
Research	To enhance FIU’s reputation in discipline-related research, creative and professional publication or works.
University	To be an integral part of the overall university by working with other schools and disciplines, including in offering inter-disciplinary courses, to the benefit of our students.