2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Journalism Minor

Requirements (21 credits):

Required Courses:

JRN 200Introduction to Journalism

3

JRN 235News Writing and Reporting I

3

JRN 255Multimedia Journalism

3

JRN 336News Writing and Reporting II

3

 

JRN 383Responsibilities of Journalism

3

or

JRN 384Journalism History

3

Total Credit Hours:15

JRN 255: To be taken concurrently with JRN 235

Directed Electives:

JRN 237Introduction to the Profession

1

JRN 340Introduction to Broadcast News

3

JRN 370Global News in Context

3

JRN 371Reporting Cultural Diversity

3

JRN 380Feature Writing

3

JRN 381Opinion Writing

3

 

JRN 383Responsibilities of Journalism

3

or

JRN 384Journalism History

3

 

JRN 400Journalism Theory

3

JRN 410/COMM 410Public Opinion

3

JRN 412Editing

3

JRN 416Magazine Writing

3

JRN 418Studies in Journalism

3

JRN 440TV News Practicum

3

JRN 491Campus Newspaper Critique

1

JRN 495Internship in Journalism

3

ENG 382Travel Writing

3

COMM 231Communication Technologies

3

COMM 227Introduction to Television Production

3

COMM 420Principles of Digital Photography for Convergent Media

4

COMM 427Studio Production

4

COMM 428Digital Film Production II

4

COMM 495Special Topics in Strategic Communication

3 to 4

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 21