Journalism Teaching Minor

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24 hours; C or better required in all courses; 2.75 minor GPA required

Teacher Certification

Note: Review the College of Liberal Arts teacher certification policy in the College of Liberal Arts section of this bulletin. In addition to a teaching minor in journalism, in order to teach journalism in Indiana secondary schools, a student must have a teaching major in another discipline.

Required Courses (24 hours)

COMM 192 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: 3
JRN 273 - Digital Photography Credits: 3 or
RTV 255 - Media Production Credits: 3
JRN 281 - Basic Reporting Credits: 3
JRN 374 - Internet Communications Credits: 3 or
JRN 386 - Editing and Layout Credits: 3
JRN 388 - Online Journalism Credits: 3
JRN 385 - Supervision of Student Publication Credits: 3
COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics Credits: 3

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JRN 381 - Advanced Reporting Credits: 3
JRN 383 - Editorial Writing Credits: 3
JRN 384 - Feature Writing Credits: 3
JRN 484 - Literary Journalism Credits: 3
JRN 488 - Digital Storytelling Credits: 3