Major & Minor Requirements

General prerequisites: Journalism 200 with a grade of C or better, and one semester of 204 with a grade of P are prerequisites for Journalism 201. Journalism 200 and 204 may be taken concurrently. Journalism 201 with a grade of C or better is prerequisite for all other journalism courses, and is best completed before the end of the sophomore year.

The Journalism Major

Note: Except for pass/fail courses, a grade of not lower than C (2.0) is required in each journalism course comprising the major.

JOUR 200 News Media and Society

JOUR 201 News Writing and Reporting

JOUR 204 Colloquium

JOUR 301 Copy Editing

JOUR 302 Public Affairs Reporting

JOUR 303 Journalism Law, Ethics

JOUR 304 Seminar

JOUR 377 Practicum (two semesters)

Two units of journalism electives

The Journalism Minor

Note: Except for pass/fail courses, a grade of not lower than C (2.0) is required in each journalism course comprising the minor.

JOUR 200 News Media and Society

JOUR 201 News Writing and Reporting

JOUR 204 Colloquium

JOUR 301 Copy Editing

JOUR 303 Journalism Law, Ethics

JOUR 377 Practicum (one semester)

One unit of journalism elective