University General Education Program (41 hours)

See Graduation from the University  for the University General Education Program requirements.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (6-9 hours)

Students must take at least 42 hours but may not exceed 48 hours of coursework in the department of Journalism and Strategic Media. The College and Bachelor of Arts requirements  are in addition to the University General Education Program requirements.

Journalism and Strategic Media Core (21 hours)

Journalism Major Core (24 hours)

• JOUR 3120 - Reporting
• JOUR 3526 - Multimedia Storytelling
• JOUR 4998 - Multimedia News Lab

• Two of the following:

• JOUR 3130 - Feature Writing/Reporting **
• JOUR 4124 - Data Writing/Reporting
• JOUR 4150 - Sports Writing/Reporting
• JOUR 4160 - Food Writing/Reporting
• JOUR 4170 - Business Writing/Reporting
• JOUR 4180 - Public Issues Writing/Reporting
• JOUR 4190 - Opinion Writing/Reporting
• JOUR 4629 - TV News Writing/Reporting

• Two of the following:

• JOUR 4140 - Publication Design
• JOUR 4500 - Web Publish I: html/CSS
• JOUR 4550 - Web Publish II: html/CSS
• JOUR 4560 - Interactive Media
• JOUR 4920 - Information Design
• JOUR 4526 - Advanced Photojournalism
• JOUR 4639 - TV News Producing
• JOUR 4155 - Multimedia Sports Reporting
• JRSM 4910 - Advanced Social Media **

• One ADVR/JOUR/JRSM/PBRL elective Credits / Units: 3

Electives (13 hours)

Completion of courses to bring the total to 120 semester hours.

Typical 4-Year Journalism Sequence

Total Hours: 120

Internship elective highly recommended last semester to enhance employability and complete minimum of 120 hours for degree.

Hours Required for Graduation: 120

*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

**JRSM 1700  fulfills Social Science General Education Requirement