Major and Minor Requirements
General prerequisites: Journalism 200 with a grade of C or better and Journalism 201. 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 203 Introduction to Visual Journalism
- JOUR 301 Copy Editing
- JOUR 302 Public Affairs Reporting
- JOUR 303 Journalism Law, Ethics
- JOUR 304 Seminar
- JOUR 377 Practicum (two semesters)
- One unit of journalism elective
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 203 Introduction to Visual Journalism
- JOUR 301 Copy Editing
- JOUR 303 Journalism Law, Ethics
- JOUR 377 Practicum (one semester)
Electives
JOUR 202 Feature and Magazine Article Writing
JOUR 205 Photojournalism
JOUR 306 News Graphics
JOUR 307 Documentary Journalism I: Evolution of the Social Narrative
JOUR 308 Documentary Journalism II: Study and Practice
JOUR 309 Digital News I: Multimedia Reporting and Convergence
JOUR 310 Digital News II: Multimedia Production and Convergence
JOUR 311 Press and Politics
JOUR 312 Independent Study
JOUR 314 Literary Journalism
JOUR 388 Internship