Requirements for the Major

B.A. in Journalism

John L. Hochheimer, Associate Professor, Coordinator
The journalism program offers an integrated curriculum designed to prepare students for careers in journalism, law, and other professions. It consists of five course areas - journalism major requirements, journalism concentration, writing, second subject area, and a modern language. The program is designed to teach students how to conduct coherent and probing inquiry, to propose, analyze, and evaluate strategy, and to express themselves with precision, clarity, and vigor. Majors elect one of three concentrations - broadcast journalism, print journalism, or photojournalism - before preregistering for the first semester of their sophomore year.

Academic Policies for the Major

Majors, including freshmen, are required to maintain a GPA of 2.50 in all required courses, as well as an overall cumulative GPA of 2.50. All majors must complete a minimum of 60 credits outside communications, and a minimum of 75 percent of their credits (normally 90) in courses designated "LA" (liberal arts).

Requirements for the Major

Major requirements Credits

221-12100	Introduction to Mass Media	3
221-18000	Introduction to Journalism	3
221-18100	Journalism Research	3
221-21300	Ethical Issues in Mass Communication	3
221-25000	History of U.S. Mass Media	3
221-28200	News Reporting and Writing	3
221-31200	Government and Media	3
221-38800	Alternative Media	3
221-48800	Issues and the News	3

A choice of two courses from the following (most of these courses have prerequisites):

222-30300	Images of Men and Women in Mass Media (3)
221-32400	European Mass Media (3)
221-33500	Electronic Media Criticism (3)
221-35100	Critical Journalism (3)
222-30100	Nonfiction Film Theory (3)	6
	Total	33

Some of these courses have prerequisites that students are responsible for meeting.

Journalism Concentration

Additional requirements for the broadcast journalism concentration

221-10100	Introduction to Broadcast Production	3
221-28400	Radio Journalism	3
221-28600	Television Journalism	3
221-48400	Radio Journalism Workshop	3
221-48600	Television Journalism Workshop	3
	Total	15

Additional requirements for the print journalism concentration

221-28300	News Editing	3
221-38100	Public Affairs Reporting	3
221-38200	Feature Writing for Newspapers	3
377-xxxxx	Selection from advanced writing program list, below (in addition to the advanced writing program course)	3
221-48200	Print Journalism Workshop	3
	Total	15

Additional requirements for the photojournalism concentration

222-14100	Introduction to Photography	3
222-24200	Intermediate Photography	3
222-34000	Documentary Photography	3
222-34200	Photojournalism	3
222-44300	Photo Workshop	3
	Total	15

Writing requirements

377-10600	Academic Writing or
377-10700	Academic Writing II (depending on placement by test)	3
377-20100	Persuasive Argument	3

Choose one advanced writing program course

377-20500	Personal Essay (3)
377-22500	Grammar, Usage, and Style (3)
377-23600	Fiction Writing I: Short Story (3)
377-23800	Poetry Writing I (3)
377-30100	Autobiography (3)
377-31000	Women and Writing (3)
377-31200	Professional Writing (3)
377-31900	Writing as a Naturalist (3)
377-32000	Public Essay (3)
377-33400	Humorous Writing (3)
377-34000	Magazine Writing (3)	3
	Total	9

Second Subject Area

Journalism majors are required to choose an outside area of study. This area may be chosen from the following list of minors, or it may be an area created in consultation with the student's adviser and approved by the journalism coordinator.
Some suggested second subject areas (and the credits required) are minors in anthropology (18), economics (21-22), history (21), philosophy (18), politics (21), or sociology (21). Journalism majors may not have a business minor without taking additional liberal arts courses.
Total credits in the second subject area must be 18-22 credits and may not include communications courses.

Modern Language

Journalism majors are required to complete a foreign language through the intermediate level or to demonstrate equivalent proficiency as part of their degree requirements. This may require up to three courses, depending on the level of proficiency demonstrated.

Summary

	Major requirements	33
	Journalism concentration	15
	Writing	9
	Second subject area	18-22
	Modern language	0-12
	Total requirements	75-91
	Electives	29-45
	Total, B.A. in journalism	120

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