2015-2016 Undergraduate General Catalog

Journalism Major

35 credit hours

Required Courses:

JOUR 115/ENGL 115News Reporting and Writing

3

JOUR 239/ENGL 239Advanced Journalism

3

JOUR 242Editorial Skills I: Text and Design

3

JOUR 245Photojournalism

3

JOUR 255Multimedia Storytelling

JOUR 302Ethics and Law of the Press

3

JOUR 395Internship

4

JOUR 095Journalism Participation

0- 1

JOUR 095 required for two semesters.

Three of the following courses:

COMM 280History of U.S. Media

3

COMM 365/JOUR 365Public Relations

3

GOVT 335/JOUR 335Elections, Public Opinion and The Media

3

JOUR 215/ENGL 215Newspaper Writing: Sports

3

JOUR 290/HIST 290History of The American Press

3

JOUR 312/ENGL 312Writing For Magazines

3

JOUR 315/ENGL 315Newspaper Writing: Critical/Editorial

3

JOUR 197Topics:

3

JOUR 297Topics:

3

JOUR 397Topics:

3

One of the following courses:

ENGL 225World Literature I

3

ENGL 226World Literature II

3

ENGL 230Introduction to British Literary History

3

ENGL 240Introduction to American Literary History

3

ENGL 269English Grammar

3

ENGL 304Creative Writing: Fiction

3

ENGL 305Creative Writing: Poetry

3

ENGL 306Creative Writing: Drama

3

ENGL 311Advanced Composition

3

Recommended Supportive Courses:

ART 190Graphic Design I

3

ART 321Graphic Design II

3

BSAD 310Principles of Marketing

3

ECON 120Principles of Economics I

3

ECON 121Principles of Economics II

3

GOVT 110Introduction to Government

3