2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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 Credit Hours: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 Credit Hours: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 Credit Hours: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 Credit Hours: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 Credit Hours:33

Total Credit Hours: 46-65