Minor in Journalism

John L. Hochheimer, Associate Professor, Coordinator
Not open to students majoring in television-radio, cinema and photography, or film, photography, and visual arts. Information concerning application deadlines, admission criteria, and program requirements is available in the department office.
The minor in journalism offers students the opportunity to expand and enhance their college experience. It is designed to give students from a variety of disciplines a broad-based, yet rigorous, knowledge of journalistic theory and practice. Students work on news and public affairs coverage of issues relevant to their own major areas through a variety of lecture, seminar, and laboratory courses. Students may choose to focus on either print or broadcast media in their course of study. Enrollment in the minor is limited.

Required courses for the minor Credits

221-18000	Introduction to Journalism	3
221-18100	Journalism Research	3
221-25000	History of U.S. Mass Media	3
221-28200	News Reporting and Writing (Prerequisites: 221-18000, 221-18100)	3
221-38800	Alternative Media (Prerequisites: 221-25000, 221-28200, or 221-28400)	3

Choose one of the following two groups of three courses

221-28300	News Editing (Prerequisites: 221-18000, 221-18100; and 221-28200) (3)
221-38100	Public Affairs Reporting (Prerequisites: 221-28200) (3)
221-38200	Feature Writing for Newspapers (Prerequisites: 221-28200) (3) or
221-10100	Introduction to Broadcast Production (3)
221-28400	Radio Journalism (Prerequisites: 221-10100) (3)
221-28600	Television Journalism (Prerequisites: 221-28400) (3)	9
	Total	24

Additional requirements for the minor

Minors are required to maintain a GPA of 2.50 in all required courses, as well as an overall cumulative GPA of 2.50.

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