Major/Minor Requirements

Major Requirements (47 credit hours)

Journalism

• JOURN 111 Media Writing and Performance
• JOURN 207 Introduction to Journalism
• JOURN 208 Editing and Make-Up
• JOURN 209 News Story Types
• JOURN 210 Media History & Effects
• JOURN 312 Electronic Media Structure and Content
• JOURN 495 Journalism Senior Seminar
  

Broadcast & Interviewing

• SPCO 211 Audio Production or SPCO 308 Single Camera Video Production & Editing
• SPCO 345 Interviewing
  
  Two of the following (2 hours):
  
• SPCO 101 (Communication Practica)
• SPCO 201 (Communication Practica)
• SPCO 301 (Communication Practica)
• SPCO 401 (Communication Practica)
  

Writing, Language, and Ethics

• ENGL 213 Journalism Design Practicum
• ENGL 217 Journalism Writing Practicum (1 hour, taken twice)
• ENGL 315 Feature and Editorial Writing or ENGL 316 Public Relations Writing
• ENGL 317 Journalism Ethics
  
  
  Photography

• ART 141 Photography
  
  
  Internships ( All internships must be cleared with the Dean's Office in advance)
  
• IDIS 300 Print Journalism
• IDIS 300 Broadcast Journalism
  
  
  Recommended Electives
  
• CPSC 370 Computer Graphics
• ECON 341 Economics of Developing Countries
• HIST 376 American Diplomatic History
• POLS 310 Political Communication (offered in election years)
• SOCI 216 Social Problems in Contemporary America

On Choosing A Minor

Students who major in journalism may not minor in English or in Speech Communication. They are encouraged to minor in a subject that will allow them to specialize. For example, a student whose primary interest is covering international events could minor in a foreign language. A student interested in covering political news could minor in political science. The possibilities are enormous!

NOTE: Major requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.