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Journalism > Majors

Journalism - 43-53 credits

Required Core Courses...............................25 credits

JRN230 Journalism I (4)
JRN332 Journalism II (4)
CMM215 Digital Storytelling (4)
JRN312 Multimedia Copy Editing & Layout (3)
JRN347 Media Ethics (3)
JRN453 Advanced Editing: The Little Rebellion (4)
JRN458 Entrepreneurial Journalism (3)

Contexts of Journalism........................6 credits (min.)

JRN393 Journalism Selected Topic (3)
JRN452 Mass Media Law (3)
JRN454 Muckraking Journalism (3)
JRN464 The Press in America (3)
JRN470 Ottaway Seminar (1-3)

Genres of Journalism...........................6 credits (min.)

JRN313 Public Affairs Reporting (3)
JRN314 Feature Writing (4)
JRN328 Arts Writing (3)
JRN333 Radio Journalism (3)
JRN334 Literature of Journalism (3)
JRN393 Journalism Selected Topic (3)
JRN468 Photojournalism I (3)
JRN469 Photojournalism II (3)

Internship..........................................6 credits (min.)

JRN461 Legislative Gazette I (3)   }
JRN462 Legislative Gazette II (3)  }   (6-9)
JRN463 Legislative Gazette III (3) }
CMM490 Internship - Communication/Media (6-15)
CMM491 Internship Seminar (1)

* Grades less than C- are not accepted in Department of Communication & Media courses.
* An average GPA of 2.0 in Department of Communication & Media courses is required for degree application.


Public Relations Concentration - 40-41 credits

Required lower-division courses.......................10 credits

JRN230 Journalism I (4)
CMM101 Media and Society (3)
CMM221 Introduction to Advertising (3)

Required upper-division courses....................22-23 credits

JRN315 Introduction to Public Relations (3)
JRN316 Advanced Public Relations (3)
JRN317 Public Relations Publishing (3)
JRN347 Media Ethics (3)
CMM353 Theories of Persuasion (4)
CMM360 Organizational Communication I (3)

One of the following:
JRN314 Feature Writing (4)
JRN332 Journalism II (4)
CMM319 Writing for Digital Media (3)

Electives.........................................................9 credits

BUS325 Marketing (3)
JRN464 The Press in America (3)
CMM104 Public Speaking (3)
CMM350 Media Research Methods (4)
CMM354 Communication Research Methods (4)
CMM357 Argumentation
CMM359 Communication Among Cultures (3)
CMM431 Advertising Sales (3)
CMM450 Negotiation (3)
CMM451 Political Communication (3)
CMM432 Television in American Culture (3)