Program Description
The Journalism Program, which offers a major leading to the B.A. degree as well as a minor, provides a foundation in basic reporting, writing, editing, and publishing practices within the context of a solid liberal arts education. The curriculum provides specialized journalism courses along with related courses in the humanities and social sciences. The program also emphasizes hands-on journalism experience, ranging from required work for the program newspaper, The Dispatch, to internships at newspapers, magazines, and other media outlets.
Requirements for the Major
- Journalism I & II
- Criticism/Reviewing Workshop
- Three journalism electives, selected from an approved list of courses
- Five designated liberal arts electives, selected from one of the following areas, or from an approved list of courses in these areas:
Humanities:
History, Language and Culture, Literature
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences:
Economics, Political Science, Sociology
Interdisciplinary Studies:
Gender Studies or other approved area studies
- Junior Seminar in Journalism
- Senior Seminar in Journalism
- Senior Project in Journalism
Representative Elective Courses
Digital Photography II
Freedom and the Media
Introduction to Media
Web Journalism
Public Relations
Race, Gender, and the Media
History of Journalism
Photojournalism
Feature Writing
Editing and Production Workshop
The Art of Sportswriting
The Beat of Music Journalism
Electronic News Media
Resources for Reporters
News Editing
The Art of Criticism
Introduction to Broadcast Journalism
Advanced Broadcast News
Journalism III: Media Production
China in the Modern Age
Political Economy of the Media
Wealth and Poverty in the Global Economy
Environmental Economics
Islam: Culture and Politics
U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1945
The Middle East
Mass Media and Society
Representative Alumni
- Janel Grant ’05, student at Pace Law School
- Yuridia Pena ’05, features writer and editorial assistant, CSA News
- Joshua Pramis ’06, assistant research editor, Travel + Leisure Magazine
For more information, visit the Journalism site in Academic Programs.
Updated May 27, 2008
