| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Journalism Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Journalism Major, B.A./B.S.College of Liberal Arts >> Communication and Media 40 hours; C or better required in all major courses; 2.25 major GPA required At least 22 hours in the major must be at the 300- to 400-level; at least 12 hours must be at the 400-level. Journalism prepares students for the world of news and information gathering, writing, editing, photography, design, and publishing for print, 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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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 | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning 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 | |||
Visual and Design Sequence (6 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| JRN 273 - Photojournalism Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
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| JRN 374 - Web Design OR Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| JRN 388 - Social Media Journalism Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Reporting and Writing Sequence (6 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| JRN 281 - News Reporting and Writing USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| JRN 381 - Journalism and Storytelling USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Capstone Course (3 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| COMM 457 - Key Issues in Media Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
Directed Electives (15 hours)NOTE: Some upper-level courses are offered alternating years. | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ADV 101 - Introduction to Advertising Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ADV 347 - Advertising Copywriting USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall or Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 221 - Social Media Communication 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 | |||
| COMM 486 - Diversity in Mass Media USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity 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 374 - Web Design Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| JRN 384 - Feature Writing Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| JRN 400 - Independent Study in Journalism (up to three hours total) Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 1-3 | |||
| JRN 421 - Community Journalism Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| JRN 481 - Investigative Reporting 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 101 - Introduction to Public Relations Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | 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 | |||
| RTV 356 - Sportscasting Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 366 - Broadcast Journalism Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Additional InformationAn internship in media and work on the campus publication, The Shield, is highly recommended. | ||||
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