College Schools, Departments & Programs
Media School, The
B.A. in Journalism
Specializations—Requirements and Course Lists
Purpose
The B.A. in Journalism Specializations combine advanced training in related professional and creative skills from courses taught across the entire curriculum of The Media School. Specializations will allow students to develop specific transcriptable skill sets. Some concentrations specify appropriate specializations and others allow students to choose any one of the listed specializations. The specializations will allow students to explore areas of media studies from across The Media School, and we anticipate that certain skill sets and course clusters will allow for further collaboration with other units.
Requirements
- Media School specializations consist of 9 credit hours at the 300–400 level.
- Students must earn at least a C– in each course to satisfy a specialization requirement.
- Students must have at least a 2.000 College GPA in courses completed for a specialization.
Please note: most specialization courses have prerequisites. Be sure to consider prerequisite coursework when selecting a specialization. Courses counting in the concentration cannot also count as fulfilling the specialization.
Audio Journalism
- Complete one (1) advanced writing course from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- Complete two (2) additional advanced skills courses from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- MSCH-J 353 Advanced Broadcast News
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 362 Journalism Multimedia Storytelling
- MSCH-J 404 Depth Multimedia
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-P 353 Audio Production
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experiences in Media (Approved topics only)
Broadcast Journalism
- Complete one (1) advanced writing course from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- Complete two (2) additional advanced skills courses from the following:
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- MSCH-J 353 Advanced Broadcast News
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 385 Television News
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experiences in Media (Approved topics only)
Digital Journalism
Complete three of the following courses:
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topic: Data Journalism)
- MSCH-J 363 Web and Mobile Design
- MSCH-J 404 Depth Multimedia
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 464 Infographics
Graphic Communication
- Complete one (1) advanced writing course from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- Complete two (2) additional advanced skills courses from the following:
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 362 Journalism Multimedia Storytelling
- MSCH-J 363 Web and Mobile Design
- MSCH-J 404 Depth Multimedia
- MSCH-J 463 Graphic Design I
- MSCH-J 464 Infographics
- MSCH-J 465 Graphic Design II
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experiences in Media (Approved topics only)
News Writing
- Complete one (1) advanced writing course from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- Complete two (2) advanced skills courses from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 351 News Editing
- MSCH-J 352 Magazine Editing
- MSCH-J 401 Depth Reporting and Editing
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics: Story Mechanics, Investigative Journalism and Narrative Journalism, Reporting The World From Home)
- MSCH-J 481 Creating an Indiana Magazine
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experiences in Media (Approved topics: Reporting HIV/AIDS in Africa, Reporting War and Peace in Okinawa)
Photojournalism
- Complete one (1) advanced writing course from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- Complete two (2) advanced skills courses from the following:
- MSCH-J 344 Photojournalism Reporting
- MSCH-J 354 Photojournalism Editing
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 402 Depth Photojournalism
- MSCH-J 444 Advanced Photojournalism
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experiences in Media (Approved topics only)
Public Relations and Strategic Communication
Complete each of the following courses:
- MSCH-R 349 Public Relations Writing
- MSCH-R 428 Public Relations Planning and Research
- MSCH-R 429 Public Relations Campaigns
Sports Journalism
- Complete at least two (2) courses from the following:
- MSCH-B 332 Sports Writing and Reporting
- MSCH-B 333 Sportscasting
- MSCH-B 334 Applied Social Media in Sports
- MSCH-B 432 Advanced Sports Writing
- Complete one (1) additional course from the list above or from the following:
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 464 Infographics
- MSCH-P 436 Advanced Production Workshop (Approved topics: IU Fall Sports, IU Spring Sports)
- MSCH-X 472 Media Internship
Note: Students pursuing the Sports Media concentration who take MSCH-X 472 Media Internship as part of their concentration are prohibited from taking a second internship for credit in the Sports Journalism specialization.
Video Journalism
- Complete one (1) advanced writing course from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 315 Feature Writing
- MSCH-J 341 News Reporting
- MSCH-J 342 Magazine Reporting
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- Complete two (2) additional advanced skills courses from the following:
- MSCH-J 303 Online Journalism
- MSCH-J 343 Broadcast News
- MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics only)
- MSCH-J 362 Journalism Multimedia Storytelling
- MSCH-J 404 Depth Multimedia
- MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium (Approved topics)
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experiences in Media (Approved topics only)