Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Degree

Degree Requirements

Journalism Major Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 39 credit hours of journalism courses with a grade of C– or higher in each course (with the exception of the journalism course used for admission to the BAJ—J 110, J 200 or J 210—in which a grade of C or higher is required and up to 3 credit hours of JOUR-J492 with grades of S) from the following categories:
1. Core courses, 16 credit hours:
  • J 110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • J 155 Research Techniques for Journalists (1 credit hour)
  • J 200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing I
  • J 210 Visual Communication
  • J 300 Communications Law
  • J 410 The Media as Social Institutions
2. Two courses from the approved list of advanced skills courses, 6 credit hours:
  • J 201 Reporting, Writing, and Editing II
  • J 315 Feature Writing
  • J 341 Newspaper Reporting
  • J 342 Magazine Reporting
  • J 343 Broadcast News
  • J 344 Photojournalism Reporting
  • J 349 Public Relations Writing
  • J 351 Newspaper Editing
  • J 352 Magazine Editing
  • J 353 Advanced Broadcast News
  • J 354 Photojournalism Editing
  • J 385 Television News
  • J 401 Depth Reporting and Editing
  • J 413 Magazine Article Writing
  • J 420 Advertising as Communication
  • J 429 Public Relations Campaigns
  • J 444 Advanced Photojournalism
  • J 455 News Analysis and Opinion Writing
  • J 463 Graphic Design I
  • J 464 Infographics
  • J 465 Graphic Design II
  • (Also approved topics of JOUR-J 261, J360 and J 460)
3. One course from the approved list of research courses, 3 credit hours:
  • J 407 Newsgathering and the Law
  • J 409 Media Management
  • J 414 International Newsgathering Systems
  • J 423 Public Opinion
  • J 428 Public Relations Management
  • J 438 Problems in Advertising
  • J 450 History of Journalism
  • J 462 History of 20th Century Photography
  • J 470 Broadcast Media Analysis
  • (Also approved topics of JOUR-J 261, J360 and J 460)

4. Journalism electives, 14 credit hours:
Courses may be selected from any other journalism courses open to undergraduates except JOUR-C courses. Students can include other advanced skills and research courses in addition to the courses taken to satisfy the preceding advanced skills and research course requirements.

Students have the option of taking additional mass communications courses (journalism, telecommunications, and selected communication and culture), but no more than 43 credit hours total of mass communications courses may be counted in the total 123 credit hours required for the degree.

The grade point average in all journalism courses must be at least a 2.0.


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