2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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Major in Journalism (BA/BS)

46-65 credits

Core, 21 credits

CCIM 210Professional Development

1
JOUR 101Media and Society

3
JOUR 103Introduction to Visual Comm

3
JOUR 369Internship

0 TO 12
NEWS 105Journ Storytelling: Intro

3
NEWS 109Fndtns Ethic Legal Principles

1
NEWS 120Newsgathering: Sourcing

2
NEWS 133Multimedia: Video

1
NEWS 397Immersion: Special Topics

3
NEWS 409Fndtns Ethical Legal Issues

2
Total Credits:21

Graphics concentration, 44 credits

GEOG 150Global Geography

3
GEOG 265Intro Geographic Info Systems

3
JOUR 206Introduction to Digital Media

3
JOUR 234Design 1

3
JOUR 241Design 2

3
JOUR 242Programming Interactive Media

3
JOUR 320Media Art Dir Creative Process

2
JOUR 323Magazine Design

3
JOUR 345Visual Reporting

3
NEWS 131Multimedia: Stills

1
NEWS 215News Editing

2
NEWS 221Storytelling: Covering Issues

3
TGRA 180Introduction to Graphic Comm

3

3 credits from

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3
ECON 247Econ and Stats for the Media

3

3 credits from

CCIM 280Social Media

3
SOC 100Principles of Sociology

3

3 credits from

ANTH 111Anth, Cult, and Globalization

3
ANTH 311Ethnicity and Race

3
ANTH 342Anth of the United States

3
COMM 290Intercultural Communication

3
PHIL 202Ethics

3
PHIL 203Social Philosophy

3
POLS 474Women and Politics

3
POLS 475Minority Group Politics

3
SOC 235Sociology of Gender

3
SOC 421Racial and Cultural Minor US

3
SOC 422Analysis of Social Inequality

3
Total Credits:44

Magazine media concentration, 25 credits

JOUR 280Writing for Magazines

3
JOUR 302Diversity and Media

3
JOUR 328Magazine Feature Writing

3
JOUR 380Long-form Digital Storytelling

3
JOUR 427Advanced Narrative Writing

3
NEWS 108Fndtns Great Storytellers

1
NEWS 131Multimedia: Stills

1
NEWS 132Multimedia: Audio

1
NEWS 197Introduction to Student Media

1
NEWS 215News Editing

2
NEWS 233Specialized Story Form

3
NEWS 370Media Analytics

1
Total Credits:25

News concentration, 26 credits (BA only)

JOUR 302Diversity and Media

3
NEWS 108Fndtns Great Storytellers

1
NEWS 131Multimedia: Stills

1
NEWS 132Multimedia: Audio

1
NEWS 197Introduction to Student Media

1
NEWS 215News Editing

2
NEWS 221Journalistic Storytelling: Covering Issues

3
NEWS 233Specialized Story Form

3
NEWS 240Current Issues 1

1
NEWS 340Current Issues 2

1
NEWS 370Media Analytics

1


6 credits from

JOUR 242Programming Interactive Media

3
JOUR 311News Feature Writing

2
JOUR 312Opinion Writing

2
JOUR 322Sportswriting and Reporting

2
NEWS 418Specialty Reporting

2 TO 6
TCOM 324News Videography

2
TCOM 326Presentation Techniques

2
TCOM 426News Producing

2

2 credits from

JOUR 413Advanced Newswriting Reporting

2
TCOM 422Adv Video and Audio Reporting

2
Total Credits:26

Four semesters or equivalent of one modern or classical language at the college level are required.

Photo concentration, 33 credits

HIST 202US History, 1877 to Present

3
JOUR 235Intro to Photojournalism

3
JOUR 236Photojournalism Lighting

3
JOUR 332Photoj Managing and Editing

3
JOUR 335Assignment Photojournalism

3
JOUR 434Advanced Photoj Illustration

3
JOUR 437Long-form Photojournalism

3
NEWS 108Fndtns Great Storytellers

1
NEWS 132Multimedia: Audio

1
NEWS 197Introduction to Student Media

1
NEWS 221Storytelling: Covering Issues

3

3 credits from

CCIM 280Social Media

3
SOC 100Principles of Sociology

3

3 credits from

ANTH 111Anth, Cult, and Globalization

3
ANTH 311Ethnicity and Race

3
ANTH 342Anth of the United States

3
COMM 290Intercultural Communication

3
PHIL 202Ethics

3
PHIL 203Social Philosophy

3
POLS 474Women and Politics

3
POLS 475Minority Group Politics

3
SOC 235Sociology of Gender

3
SOC 421Racial and Cultural Minor US

3
SOC 422Analysis of Social Inequality

3
Total Credits:33

Total Credit Hours: 46-65