Journalism Major
The Journalism major teaches students the skills and understanding necessary to succeed as skilled communicators in the 21st century. It couples strong practical training in reporting, writing, and digital production with a foundational knowledge in law, ethics, history and current trends. Students move beyond reporting just the challenges facing our communities, seeking also possible solutions and sharing them with the public.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements
| JOU 101 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| JOU 221 | Multimedia Storytelling | 4 |
| JOU 271 | News Reporting and Writing | 4 |
| JOU 304 | Social Solutions Reporting | 4 |
| JOU 371 | Feature Writing | 4 |
| JOU 402 | Journalism Dilemmas: From the Dark Age to the Digital Age | 4 |
| JOU 499 | Journalism Colloquium/Portfolio | 2 |
| WRI 242 | Introduction to Publication Editing and Design | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Practicum Requirement
| COM 236 | UTTV Student Television | 4 |
| JOU 273 | The Minaret Student Newspaper | 1-2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Students who choose to satisfy the practicum requirement with
JOU 273 will take 2 credits in one semester and 2 credits in a second semester. Students who choose to satisfy the practicum requirement with
COM 236 will take 4 credits in one semester.
Electives
Students will also take 16 credits of electives from courses listed below:
| COM 203 | Studio TV 1 | 4 |
| COM 212 | Co-Creative Documentary Abroad | 4 |
| COM 225 | Media Writing | 4 |
| COM 236 | UTTV Student Television | 4 |
| COM 242 | Digital Citizenship | 4 |
| COM 250 | WUTT Student Radio | 2 or 4 |
| COM 300 | The Documentary Tradition | 4 |
| COM 315 | Web Design | 4 |
| COM 323 | Digital Communication and Society | 4 |
| COM 325 | Writing for Broadcast News | 4 |
| COM 333 | Studio TV II | 4 |
| COM 346 | Writing for Interactive Media | 4 |
| COM 365 | Critical Analysis of Media Events | 4 |
| COM 426 | Public Opinion, the Media and Power | 4 |
| COM 436 | Communication and Media Ethics | 4 |
| ENG 370 | Printing, Publishing and Book Arts | 4 |
| FMX 313 | Documentary Production | 4 |
| JOU 213 | Travel Writing | 4 |
| JOU 251 | Sports Journalism | 4 |
| JOU 290 | Special Topics in Journalism | 4 |
| JOU 336 | Advanced Broadcast Journalism Field Production | 4 |
| JOU 390 | Advanced Special Topics in Journalism | 4 |
| JOU 485 | Directed Writing in Journalism | 1-4 |
| JOU 490 | Journalism Studies: Career Internship for Journalism Majors | 1-8 |
| MAPC 611 | Emerging Technologies | 4 |
| SEM 601 | Digital Storytelling | 4 |
| SEM 602 | Visual Design for Emerging Media | 4 |
| SEM 603 | Audio and Video Production for Emerging Media | 4 |
| SEM 604 | Social and Emerging Media Strategy and Analytics | 4 |
| SEM 610 | User Experience and Audience Research | 4 |
| SEM 611 | Media Creation and Project Management | 4 |
| SEM 612 | Emerging Media: Industry, Policy, and Law | 4 |
| SEM 613 | Advanced Production in Emerging Media | 4 |
| SEM 614 | Motion Graphics and Visual Effects for Social and Emerging Media | 4 |
| SPE 200 | Oral Communication | 4 |
| SPE 212 | Global Speech, Human Rights and Social Justice | 4 |
| SPE 300 | Storytelling: Voice, Script and Movement | 4 |
| SPE 310 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| SPE 315 | Freedom of Speech and First Amendment Studies | 4 |
| SPE 400 | Public Messages and Technology | 4 |
| UTCOM 460 | Media And American Mythologies | 4 |
| WRI 220 | Digital Writing and Culture | 4 |
| WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| WRI 374 | Narrative Nonfiction | 4 |
| WRI 381 | Professional Editing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
NOTE: Only undergraduate students enrolled in the MASEM Accelerated Program may take a graduate course offered by the MASEM program (any course with a SEM prefix or MAPC 611).
Total Credit Hours: 50