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Journalism, BA

69 credit hours  

Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism requires the completion of the following courses:

ASC 22800Fundamentals of Public Relations

3
COM 10800Mass Communications Seminar

0
COM 13000Survey of the Professional Media

3
COM 15100Radio Production

3
COM 15400Video Production

3
COM 22500Photojournalism

3
COM 24200Basic Reporting

3
COM 30000Multiplatform Reporting

3
COM 30210Career and Portfolio Seminar

3
COM 30400Broadcast Newswriting

3
COM 30600Advanced Reporting

3
COM 32700Media Literacy

3
COM 33333News Videography

3
COM 35300News Design and Editing

3
COM 38200Feature Writing

3
COM 40100Mass Communications Law

3
COM 46010Mass Communications Theory and Ethics

3
COM 46600Journalism Capstone: Enterprise Reporting

3
DWD 10050Web Design I

3
DWD 32500Desktop Publishing

3

Experiential Courses

Six credit hours required from the following courses:

COM 30181News Lab I

1
COM 30182News Lab II

2
COM 30183News Lab III

3
COM 30191Advanced News Lab I

1
COM 30192Advanced News Lab II

2
COM 30193Advanced News Lab III

3
COM 45000Communications Internship

3

Electives

Six credit hours required from the following courses:

COM 14000Introduction to Cinema Arts

3
COM 25600Television Production

3
COM 30700Writing for the Electronic Media

3
COM 35200Advanced Audio Production

3
COM 35400Producing for Film and Video

3
COM 35700Editing for Film and Video

3
COM 36000Media Management

3
COM 38300Television News Reporting

3
DCS 20000Digital Content and Demographics

3
DCS 35000Personal Branding and Content Creation

3
DCS 38700Emerging Platforms and Analytics

3
DCS 40000Contemporary Audience Analysis

3
DWD 10000Introduction to Digital and Web Design

3
DWD 10050Web Design I

3
DWD 11000Programming Logic

3
DWD 11600Drag and Drop Web Design

3
DWD 20200Design with Photoshop

3
DWD 31000Design with Illustrator

3
DWD 336003D Graphics

3
ENGL 34000Advanced Creative Non-Fiction Writing

3

The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism also requires the following:

•  A grade of C or better in all required major classes as a prerequisite for continuation in the program.

•  Journalism majors must enroll in COM 10800 Mass Communications Seminar (0) every semester with the exception of the semester in which they are taking an internship.