Journalism Minor

Degree Requirements

Requirements for a minor in journalism:

Required foundation courses

JOU 101	Introduction to Journalism	4
JOU 271	News Reporting and Writing	4
JOU 273	Practicum in Student Publications	1-4
Total Credit Hours:		12

Advanced courses

Students must choose two of the following more specialized courses:

COM 325	Writing for Broadcast News	4
COM 373	Interactive Journalism Production	4
JOU 221	Multimedia Journalism I: The Digital Tool Kit	4
JOU 304	Multimedia Journalism II: The Converged Newsroom	4
JOU 371	Feature Writing	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

Electives

Students must take at least one other four-credit course from the list below, or another course approved by the program coordinators:

ART 308	Advanced Photography	4
COM 303	Studio Television I	4
COM 313	Documentary Production	4
COM 315	Web Design	4
COM 327	Communication and Law	4
COM 333	Studio Television II	4
COM 339	Mobile Application Design	4
COM 365	Critical Analysis of Media Events	4
ENT 320	Introduction to Entrepreneurship/Feasibility	4
WRI 212	Memoir and Autobiography	4
WRI 220	Writing on and for the Web	4
WRI 274	Creative Nonfiction	4
WRI 281	Technical Writing	4
WRI 301	Biography and Historical Narrative	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Total Credit Hours: 24