Communication and Community Media Requirements
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Core Courses
Introduction to Newswriting |
3 |
__________ |
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Newspaper Publishing: Writing, Editing, Layout, and Design |
3 |
__________ |
|
Feature Writing |
3 |
__________ |
|
Issues in Journalism |
3 |
__________ |
|
Mass Media and Society |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Digital Media |
3 |
__________ |
|
Website Design |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced Digital Media: Documentary and Social Media |
3 |
__________ |
|
Subtotal |
|
24 |
|
Note: Students must complete the core courses above and one or more of the three concentrations outlined below.
Print and Web Community Journalism Concentration
This concentration prepares students for the realities of a career in journalism and equips them with the necessary skills to function successfully in a professional environment in both print and web media organizations. Course requirements center journalism in the liberal arts and enable students to employ the best journalistic practices to be able to write in a variety of styles-- including hard news, reportage, editorials, features, profiles and reviews. The concentration enables students to understand and apply basic ethical principles to their work in journalism and to properly understand the role, rights, and responsibilities of a free press in a democratic society.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
In addition to the core courses listed above, take the following courses:
Advanced Newspaper Publishing:Writing, Editing, Layout, and Design (take at least two times) |
6 |
__________ |
|
Investigative Journalism |
3 |
__________ |
|
The Form and Theory of Nonfiction |
3 |
__________ |
|
ENG-2XXX |
Take two 2000-level literature survey courses |
6 |
__________ |
American History II OR |
|
|
|
American Politics and Government |
3 |
__________ |
|
ENG-4810 |
Internship |
3 |
__________ |
Total |
|
48 |
|
Photojournalism Concentration
This concentration prepares students for careers in photojournalism. Beginning with a background in basic journalistic practices and digital media, students then apply those skills to the particular demands of compelling visual documentation and narrative. Students learn essential photographic skills from the basics of composition, lighting, and depth of field to advanced applications in both traditional and digital darkrooms. The concentration also offers a broad historical perspective on photojournalism as well as appreciation for the ethical concerns of mass media in general and this visual medium in particular.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
In addition to the core courses listed above, take the following courses:
Introduction to Photojournalism |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced Newspaper Publishing: Writing, Editing, Layout, and Design |
3 |
__________ |
|
Photogaphy I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Video Production |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced Digital Media |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced Photography |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced Photojournalism |
3 |
__________ |
|
ART-4810 |
Internship |
3 |
__________ |
Total |
|
48 |
|
Public Relations Concentration
This concentration provides students with a comprehensive understanding of public relations practices in contemporary society as they apply to corporate, business, government, political, and nonprofit organizations. Students learn to shape and communicate organizational messages through a variety of media strategies and platforms. Students also learn principles of marketing, management, mass communications, advertising and macroeconomics as well as an understanding of best ethical practices.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
In addition to the list of core courses above, take the following courses:
Principles of Management |
3 |
__________ |
|
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
__________ |
|
Macroeconomics |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advertising |
3 |
__________ |
|
Business Organizational Communications |
3 |
__________ |
|
Public Relations |
3 |
__________ |
|
BUS-4810 |
Internship (minimum of 240 hours) |
6 |
__________ |
Total |
|
48 |
|