The Journalism BA Program: Academic Requirements

In addition to meeting general degree requirements, all journalism majors must complete the following:

I. Introductory Courses: 6 credits
These two introductory courses are the only journalism courses open to freshmen.

1. JOU 1500/Introduction to Media: 3 credits
2. JOU 2150/History of Journalism: 3 credits

II. Central Courses: 22 credits

1. JOU 2515/Journalism I: 4 credits*
2. JOU 2915/Journalism II: 4 credits*
3. JOU 3080/Freedom and the Media: 4 credits
4. JOU 3880/Junior Seminar in Journalism: 2 credits
5. JOU 4990/Senior Project in Journalism: 8 credits

*JOU 2515 and 2915 must be taken initially and in sequence.

III. Journalism Electives: 10–12 credits
Three journalism electives, chosen from the list below. New courses may be added to this list. Students should check with their faculty advisor to determine if a new course is an appropriate elective.

JOU 3040/Race, Gender, and the Media

JOU 3100/Photojournalism

JOU 3120/First-Person Reporting

JOU 3150/Introduction to Broadcast Journalism

JOU 3200/Feature Writing

JOU 3220/The Art of Sportswriting

JOU 3230/The Beat of Music Journalism

JOU 3250/Multiple Platform Writing

JOU 3260/Environmental Journalism

JOU 3310/Advanced Broadcast News

JOU 3374/The Literature of Journalism

JOU 3500/Multimedia Tools

JOU 3600/News Editing

JOU 3635/Reviewing the Contemporary Novel

JOU 3780/Criticism/Reviewing Workshop

JOU 4010/Covering the Arts

JOU 4020/International Issues Reporting

JOU 4150/Investigative Reporting

JOU 4320/Broadcast Writing

IV. Other Studies
Five electives in one area of study within the liberal arts and sciences, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor. (Many students will find it appropriate to earn a minor.) The per-course credits vary, but the credit total is typically 18 to 20. Students should consult their advisor to ensure that an appropriate number of upper-level electives are taken.

For updates during 2013–2015, please visit www.purchase.edu/
departments/AcademicPrograms/LAS/humanities/Journalism/AcademicRequirements.aspx.

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