Curriculum

Majors complete a minimum of 33 s.h. and a maximum of 40 s.h. of journalism and mass communication courses in accordance with College of Liberal Arts and Sciences guidelines. Students must achieve a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in courses in their major in order to graduate. Majors also must complete a second major or 24 s.h. in a second area of concentration.

The undergraduate program's flexibility allows each major to develop an individual plan of study in consultation with a faculty adviser.

Required Courses Minimum of 33, maximum of 40 semester hours.

Premajor Foundation Courses

3 s.h. 19:090 Social Scientific Foundations of Communication
3 s.h. 19:091 Cultural and Historical Foundations of Communication

Journalism Professional Skills Courses

019:078 Journalism Issues – 1 s.h.
019:088 Multimedia Introduction – 1 s.h.
019:098 Journalistic Reporting and Writing - 3 s.h.
One intermediate reporting/writing course - 4 s.h. (019:120-019:129)
Second reporting/writing course – 4 s.h. (019:120-019:129; 019:171)
One workshop - 4 s.h. (019:130-019:139, 019:172-019:179
One additional reporting/writing course or one workshop – 4 s.h. (019:120-019:129; 019:130-019:139; 019:171-019:179)

Conceptual Courses

19:140 Legal Issues in Mass Communication - 4 s.h.
One advanced conceptual course (19:141 to 19:169) - 3 s.h.

Elective Courses

3 s.h. Chosen from undergraduate journalism and mass communication courses

Electives

Students may earn up to 7 s.h. in additional journalism and mass communication course work, but they may not count more than 40 s.h. of credit in the discipline toward graduation.

Second Area of Concentration

Every student with a major in journalism must complete a second major or a concentration area outside the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Study in the second major or concentration area enables students to acquire a substantial body of knowledge or expertise in a relevant area, learn how another discipline views the world, and/or develop a companion set of skills to those in journalism and mass communication.

Students who satisfy the requirement by completing a concentration area must choose 24 s.h. of related course work in one or more departments; at least 15 of the 24 s.h. must be earned in advanced courses (in most departments, advanced courses are numbered 100 or above). B.A. students who complete a minor in business administration are credited with completing the concentration area requirement. Course work in the concentration area must be arranged in consultation with the student’s advisor; each student must have the advisor’s written endorsement of the second major or concentration area before graduation.