Journalism | Academic Requirements | Minor in Journalism
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The Journalism B.A. Program:
Academic Requirements

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

1. JOU 2515 and 3515/Journalism I and II: 8 credits*
2. JOU 3780/Criticism/Reviewing Workshop: 4 credits
3. Three journalism electives, chosen from list below
   
4. Five designated liberal arts electives, to be chosen 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 (Lesbian and Gay Studies; Women’s Studies)
     Other approved area studies
5. JOU 3880/Junior Seminar in Journalism: 4 credits
6. JOU 4880/Senior Seminar in Journalism: 2 credits
7. JOU 4990/Senior Project in Journalism: 8 credits

*JOU 2515 and 3515 must be taken initially and in sequence.

Journalism Electives
New courses may be added to the list below. To find out if a new course falls into one of these categories, students should check with their faculty advisor.

JOU 2050/Digital Photography II**
JOU 2200/Writing About Cities
JOU 2310/Freedom and the Media
JOU 2520/Introduction to Media
JOU 2527/Web Journalism
JOU 2550/Public Relations
JOU 3015/Headlines Into History
JOU 3030/Women in Journalism
JOU 3040/Race, Gender, and the Media
JOU 3060/History of Journalism
JOU 3100/Photojournalism**
JOU 3200/Feature Writing
JOU 3210/Editing and Production Workshop
JOU 3220/The Art of Sportswriting
JOU 3230/The Beat of Music Journalism
JOU 3250/Multiple Platform Writing (added Fall 2008, 8/19/08)
JOU 3260/Environmental Journalism (added Spring 2009, 9/18/08)
JOU 3400/Voice of Sept. 11 Workshop
JOU 3525/Electronic News Media
JOU 3530/Resources for Reporters
JOU 3600/News Editing
JOU 4000/The Art of Criticism
JOU 4010/Covering the Arts (added Spring 2009, 9/22/08)
JOU 4100/Narrative Journalism
JOU 4300/Introduction to Broadcast Journalism
JOU 4310/Advanced Broadcast News
JOU 4320/Broadcast Writing (added Spring 2009, 9/22/08)
JOU 4515/Journalism III: Media Production

**JOU 1100/Digital Photography I or JOU 2100/Photography for Journalists is a prerequisite for JOU 2050 and JOU 3100. JOU 1100 and 2100 do not count toward requirements for the major.

Updated Sept. 22, 2008