Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Journalism Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Journalism Major, B.A./B.S.College of Liberal Arts >> Communications 37 hours plus 6 hours of Cognates; C or better required in all major courses; 2.25 major GPA required Journalism prepares students for the world of news and information gathering, writing, editing, photography, design, and publishing for print, electronic broadcast, and online media. Students learn journalism skills along with professional values and ethical standards in courses where both convergence and diversity are emphasized. Graduates succeed in any field where writing and a command of the language are needed. |
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Required Foundation and Advanced Communications Core (10 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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COMM 192 - Introduction to Mass Communication USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 495 - Mass Communication Research Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 497 - Career Planning and Professional Development Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 1 | |||
Required Visual, Design and Copyediting Sequence (6 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
JRN 273 - Digital Photography Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
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JRN 374 - Internet Communications or Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 386 - Editing and Layout Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
Required Reporting, Writing, and Editing Sequence (9 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
JRN 281 - Basic Reporting Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 381 - Advanced Reporting USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 481 - Reporting Public Affairs Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Required Convergence Course (3 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
JRN 388 - Online Journalism Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Communications Electives (9-10 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
ADV 347 - Advertising Copywriting USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 477 - Comparative Structures of Mass Media in a Global Community Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 180 - Journalism Workshop (one hour/semester, up to three hours total) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 1 | |||
JRN 371 - Advanced Photography Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 374 - Internet Communications Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 383 - Editorial Writing Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 384 - Feature Writing Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 386 - Editing and Layout Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 400 - Independent Study in Journalism (up to three hours total) Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 1-3 | |||
JRN 473 - Photojournalism Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 484 - Literary Journalism Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 488 - Digital Storytelling Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 489 - Internship in Journalism Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 1-3 | |||
JRN 496 - Media Ethics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
PRL 362 - Writing for Public Relations USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
RTV 255 - Media Production Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
NOTE: Some upper-level courses are offered alternating years. | ||||
Mass Communication Majors, Ethnic Cultures Cognate (3 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
Journalism majors may also select JRN 496 - Media Ethics
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ADV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved ADV 499 topic: Advertising & Cultural Perceptions) | ||||
ANTH 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; World Language and Culture-BS; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
ANTH 326 - Peoples of Africa Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
CMST 308 - Rhetoric and Diversity USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, even-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
CMST 317 - Intercultural Communication USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring, even-numbered years; Summer, even-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 477 - Comparative Structures of Mass Media in a Global Community Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 486 - Diversity in Mass Media USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
ENG 231 - African American Literature USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
ENG 330 - Ethnic Literature in America USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
HIST 385 - History of Africa since 1800 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
HIST 400 - Topics in American History Seminar: African Americans U.S. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
JRN 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved JRN 499 topics: Covering Diverse Cultures; Diversity & Mass Media) | ||||
PRL 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved PRL 499 topic: PR in a Global Community) | ||||
RTV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved RTV 499 topic: Race, Ethnicity & the Media) | ||||
SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved SOC 370 topics: Globalization; Hate Groups/Hate Crimes; Race, Class, Gen-Pop Culture) | ||||
SOC 421 - Race and Ethnicity Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
WLC 337 - The African Diaspora in Latin American Literature and Culture Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Mass Communication Majors, Gender Studies Cognate (3 hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
CMST 302 - Gender, Communication, and Culture Term(s) Offered: Fall, odd-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
CMST 430 - Seminar in Rhetoric Seminar in GLBT Rhetoric Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
COMM 486 - Diversity in Mass Media USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
CMST 499 - Special Topics in Communication Studies Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved CMST499 topic: Rhetoric of Family & Gender) | ||||
ENG 288 - Introduction to Women in Literature USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
ENG 387 - Women’s Literature and Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
GNDR 111 - Introduction to Gender Studies USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
GNDR 333 - Perspectives on Gender Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
GNDR 449 - Seminar in Gender Studies: Special Topics or PHIL 361 (Queer Theory) or GNDR 449 (GLBT Discourse) Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
HIST 311 - Women and Gender in America Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
HIST 498 - Senior Seminar in American History USI Core 39: Embedded Experience - Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved HIST498 topic: Women/Gender to 1920) | ||||
JRN 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved JRN 499 topic: Diversity & Mass Media) | ||||
PHIL 364 - Gender and Philosophy Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
PSY 381 - Psychology of Gender Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
RTV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved RTV 499 topic: Media & Female Athletes) | ||||
SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved SOC 370 topics: Hate Groups/Hate Crimes; Race, Class, Gen-Pop Culture; Gender at Work; Women & Work) | ||||
SOC 431 - Gender and Society Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
Additional InformationAn internship in print or electronic media and work on the campus newspaper, The Shield, is highly recommended. | ||||
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