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Major: Digital Journalism, B.A. (0602), 45 Credits

General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 45 Credits; Elective Credits: 33 Credits

Communication and Media Arts Division Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how communication affects individuals, society, and/or diverse public/professional groups.
  • Produce oral, written, or mediated communication that engages with culturally relevant and/or social justice issues.

Digital Journalism Major Goals

  • Apply research, writing, and reporting skills through traditional as well as digital media to create informative, relevant, and original content.
  • Articulate the impact of new technologies on journalists in the 21st century.

Required courses: (21 credits)

COMM 112STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA
COMM 205JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTUR
COMM 230CULTURAL HISTORY OF MEDIA
COMM 305RACE, CLASS, GNDR IN MEDIA
COMM 312DIGITAL CULTURES
COMM 395MEDIA, LAW & ETHICS
COMM 450RESEARCH SEMINAR

Content Courses. Choose three of the following: (9 credits)

AIP 334MEDIA AND POLITICS
AIP 342FASHION, HISTORY AND SOCIETY
COMM 299INTERNSHIP
COMM 304GLOBAL MEDIA STUDIES
COMM 308ST: COMMUNICATION
COMM 321COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS
COMM 333FASHION, MEDIA, AND CULTURE
COMM 335MUSIC AS MEDIA
GSS 210GENDER STUDIES
IS 109INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
IS 150ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE STATE
PS 106INTRO TO U.S. POLITICS
PS 231COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Writing Courses. Choose three of the following: (9 credits)

COMM 309ARTS&MEDIA REPORT & CRITICISM
COMM 311PUBLIC AFFAIRS & POLITIC RPT
COMM 318FASHION JOURNALISM
COMM 340FREELANCE ARTICLE WRITING
COMM 350SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM

Production Courses. Choose two of the following: (6 credits)

COMM 216DIGITAL SOUND WORKSHOP
COMM 222TV STUDIO PRODUCTION
COMM 225NEW MEDIA TECHNIQUES
COMM 233VIDEO FIELD PRODUCTION
COMM 300ST IN DIG MED & VID PROD
COMM 325INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 338BROADCAST JOURNALISM
COMM 342ADVANCE TV STUDIO PRODUCTION
COMM 347INTEGRATED MEDIA
COMM 359DIRECTING VIDEO

NOTES:

COMM 299: Students may take up to 15 credits of Internships and Independent Studies combined. A maximum of 3 Internship credits can be applied towards the major. Independent Studies cannot be applied towards the major

COMM 321, COMM 350, COMM 300, COMM 325, COMM 347, COMM 359: Can be repeated with different topics.