Journalism Major Degree Requirments
Core (21 hours):
□ MCOM 1300 Media and Society [Required for all FILM, JOUR & MCOM courses]
□ JOUR 2300 Beginning Reporting [Prereq – WRTG 1320]
[Prerequisite for all other journalism courses except for Print Media Applications] – Please check prerequisites for all upper-level classes
□ JOUR 2305 Basic Press Photography
□ JOUR 2325 Principles of Online Journalism
□ JOUR 2340 Broadcast Journalism Production I [Prereq – JOUR 2300]
□ JOUR 3300 Advanced Reporting and Editing
□ MCOM 3301 Media Law and Ethics
Required (6 hours):
Must complete both courses in at least one of the three options:Print
□ JOUR 3305 Publication Design & Makeup
□ JOUR 3308 Advanced Reporting and EditingBroadcast
□ JOUR 3374 Broadcast Journalism Prod II [Prereq – JOUR 2340]
□ JOUR 4315 Broadcast Journalism Prod III [Prereq – JOUR 3374]Online
□ JOUR 3345 Online Publishing I [Prereq – JOUR 2325]
□ JOUR 3346 Online Publishing II [Prereq – JOUR 3345]
Electives (9 hours):
Choose from the following:
□ JOUR 2301 Broadcast Announcing
□ JOUR 3305 Publication Design & Makeup
□ JOUR 3308 News Editing
□ JOUR 3311 Digital Imaging [Prereq – JOUR 2305]
□ JOUR 3334 Non-Fiction Writing
□ JOUR 3345 Online Publishing I
□ JOUR 3346 Online Publishing II
□ JOUR 3363 Audio Production
□ JOUR 3365 Broadcast Management
□ JOUR 3373 Documentary Production*
□ JOUR 3374 Broadcast Journalism Prod II
□ JOUR 4313 Writing for Electronic Media
□ JOUR 4315 Broadcast Journalism Prod III
□ JOUR 4331 In-Depth & Comp-Aided Reporting
□ JOUR 4332 Writing Editorials & Reviews
□ MCOM 3302 Media History
□ MCOM 3307 Theories of Mass Communication
□ MCOM 3322 Directed Study
□ MCOM 3391/4391 Topics in Mass Communication
□ MCOM 43XX Media Effects*
□ MCOM 33XX Intro to Mass Comm Research Methods*
□ MCOM 4323 Seminar in Mass Communication
□ MCOM 43xx Research Project*
□ SPCH 3310 Writing for Public Relations
□ WRTG 3300 Creative Writing: Scriptwriting
□ WRTG 3310 Technical Writing
□ WRTG 3320 Forms of Scriptwriting [Prereq – JOUR 3308]
* New course proposalsApplication Courses (4 Hours):
All students are to complete 1 hour credit at each level. (Each level may be repeated for a maximum 2 hours credit.) Online Journalism students must complete at least one hour of print and one hour of electronic applications among the four.
OR
[Prerequisite for Electronic Med Apps: JOUR 2340]
□ JOUR 1121 Print Media Applications
□ JOUR 2121 Print Media Applications
□ JOUR 3121 Print Media Applications
□ JOUR 4121 Print Media Applications
□ JOUR 2123 Electronic Media Applications
□ JOUR 3123 Electronic Media Applications
□ JOUR 4123 Electronic Media Applications
□ JOUR _____
Internship (3 hours): (Required of all Journalism emphases; counts toward hours in major)
□ JOUR 3321 Internship (120 hrs.)
SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
Total of 124 minimum hours [40 in upper division], including
□ GENERAL EDUCATION hours (47)
□ SPECIAL DEGREE hours (BA or BS) **See the chart
□ MAJOR hours (43)
□ MINOR hours (contact minor department)
□ Grade point average of 2.0 or better is required in each of the major and minor and cumulatively.