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Program Code: EC_COJR_BA
Academic Advisers: Berman; Nyberg; Pressman
The Journalism major stresses a thorough understanding of media as social institutions. Students learn responsibility, professionalism, and ethics while they gain hands-on practical experience in a variety of communication technologies. The Journalism major offers a comprehensive program of pre- professional courses tailored for each student’s needs. The Journalism major prepares students for careers in newspaper, magazine, sports, broadcast, and online writing, reporting, and editing.
Plan of Study
Requirements for the program are outlined in the "Requirements" tab of this Catalogue. This Planner tab offers a sample semester-by-semester model schedule which accounts for historical course availability. For timely completion of the program, students must routinely meet with their assigned academic adviser to carefully plan their schedule based on available courses.
Plan of Study Grid
First Year |
First Semester |
CORE 1001 |
University Life |
1 |
COJR 1421 |
Writing for the Media () |
3 |
ENGL 1201 |
Core English I |
3 |
CORE 1101 |
Journey of Transformation |
3 |
COST 1600 |
Speaking and Listening in a Digital and Global Age |
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 16 |
Second Semester |
ENGL 1202 |
Core English II |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
Second Year |
First Semester |
COMM 2134 |
Communication Ethics () |
3 |
COJR 2421 |
News Reporting |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
Second Semester |
CORE 2101 |
Christianity and Cult in Dial. |
3 |
COMM 1670 |
Introduction to Communication Theory |
3 |
COJR 2431 |
History of American Journalism () |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
Third Year |
First Semester |
|
3 |
COJR 3428 |
News Editing |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
Second Semester |
COMM 2135 |
Communication Research Methods |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year |
First Semester |
COJR 2136 |
Media Law |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
Second Semester |
COJR 5499 |
Senior Seminar-Journalism |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Hours | 15 |
| Total Hours | 121 |