Journalism A.B.
Chair:
Professor Hatcher
Professors: J. Anderson, Copeland (A.J. Fletcher Professor), Parsons
Associate Professors: Landesberg, T. Nelson, Padgett, Scott, Skube, Sturgill
Assistant Professors: Desalu, Fuller, Luchsinger, Tonkins
Lecturer: Furnas
Instructors: C. Donohue
Journalism serves an essential role in democracy by keeping citizens informed about their world. The news and information gained through reporting, writing, editing and visual journalism reaches the public through print, broadcast, online and mobile channels.
(See School of Communications for additional program requirements and course descriptions)
Major Requirements
Required courses: 35-36 sh
IDS 115 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 2 sh |
COM 100 | COMMUNICATIONS IN A GLOBAL AGE | 4 sh |
COM 110 | MEDIA WRITING | 4 sh |
COM 210 | WEB AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS | 1 sh |
COM 220 | CREATING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT | 3 sh |
JOU 250 | JOURNALISM IN A FREE SOCIETY | 4 sh |
JOU 315 | MULTIMEDIA NEWS PRODUCTION | 4 sh |
COM 381 | COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP | 1 or 2 sh |
COM 400 | MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS | 4 sh |
JOU 450 | MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM | 4 sh |
COM 495 | GREAT IDEAS: ISSUES AND RESEARCH | 4 sh |
Select one course from the following: 4 sh
JOU 310 | REPORTING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD | 4 sh |
JOU 311 | BROADCAST NEWS WRITING | 4 sh |
Select one course from the following: 4 sh
Select additional courses to total at least 52 semester hours of courses from COM, CDE, CTA, JOU, MEA, or STC.
Total Credit Hours: 54