Core Courses (Required of All Students)

Basic Core - 12 credits

JOU 1111 Journalism and Society (3)
JOU 1112 Writing for Journalists (3)
JOU 1113 Audio-Visual Newsgathering (3)
JOU 1114 Design for Journalists (3)

Advanced Core - 6 credits

JOU 2101 Journalism Research (3)
JOU 3196 Journalism and the Law (3)

Studies Elective - 3 credits CHOOSE ONE
All courses in the 3700 range. See current course schedule for complete list.

JOU 3702 Race and Racism in the News (3)
JOU 3703 History of Journalism (3)
JOU 3704 Ethical Issues in Journalism (3)
JOU 3705 Gender and American Mass Media (3)
JOU 3706 International News Communication (3)
JOU 3707 Visual Communication (3)
JOU 3710 The Entrpreneurial Journalist (3)
JOU 3720 Future of Journalism (3)

Department Capstone - 3 credits

JOU 4401 Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (MURL) (3)

Liberal Arts Requirements - 21 credits

HIST 1101 US History to 1877 (3)
HIST 1102 US History Since 1877 (3)
POSC 1101 The American Political System (3)
POSC 2102 American State and Local Politics (3)

Choose ONE:

ECON 1001 Introduction to Economics (3)
ECON 1101 Macroeconomic Principles (3)
ECON 1103 Global Economic Issues (3)

Choose ONE:

STAT 2101 Statistical Methods and Concepts (3)
MATH 1013 Elements of Statistics (3)
PSYC 1167 Foundations in Statistical Methods (3)
SOC 1167 Social Statistics (3)

Choose ONE:

SOC 1176 Introduction to Sociology (3)
GUS 1021 Urban Society: Race, Class and Community (3)
GUS 1025: World Urban Patterns

Sugested Timeline for Four-Year Students

Sugested Timeline for Two-Year Transfer Students

Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (MURL) Capstone

Journalism students interested in enrolling in the Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (JOU 4101) must have completed all of the following courses. Students who register for MURL without having completed these requirements will be dropped from the class. Please note that most students may choose whether to take MURL during their first OR second semester as a senior.

JOU 1111 - Journalism and Society
JOU 1112 - Writing for Journalism
JOU 1113 - Audio-Visual Newsgathering
JOU 1114 - Design for Journalists
JOU 2101 - Journalism Research
All courses that are required in your sequence (News-Editorial, Broadcast, Photojournalism, Magazines)

Number of Credits

To receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 126 hours of credits in the University with at least 35 from the Department of Journalism. Students may count no more than 44 credits from within the Department towards their 126-hour total. Students are cautioned to plan their programs.  Students with more than 46 credits in Journalism will need more than 126 credits to graduate, because students must satisfactorily complete 80 credits outside of Journalism and the related departments of Film and Media Arts (FMA), and Broadcasting Telecommunication and Mass Media (BTMM). Students are cautioned to plan their program so they do not go over the 46-credit hour limit that is set by our accrediting agency.

Grades and Grade-Point Average

Students who are majors in the Department of Journalism must receive a grade of C or higher in all departmental courses that are to count towards the major. However, all students must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher to remain in good standing. Students who fall below a 2.0 average for a semester can be placed on probation and may be dismissed after two consecutive semesters with their grade-point average below 2.0.

Outside Requirements

The 80 semesters hours outside the major required of all Department of Journalism undergraduates include the University's CORE requirements, as well as other outside requirements.