Journalism Major — B.A.
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This B.A. degree requires 90 liberal arts credits out of the 120 credits required for graduation.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 53-60 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) Requirements and Other Electives 1 | 60-67 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| * | Total Credits must include 60 credits outside the Park School. |
| 1 | This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Humanities perspective. |
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| JOUR 11100 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| JOUR 11200 | Investigative Journalism | 4 |
| JOUR 21100 | Visual Journalism | 4 |
| JOUR 21300 | Journalism Ethics | 3 |
| JOUR 25000 | Journalism History | 3 |
| TVR 31200 | Media Law (proposed as Media Law) | 4 |
| or TVR 31300 | Topics in Media Law and Policy | |
| JOUR 48800 | Issues and the News | 3 |
| Select TWO topics courses from: | 6 | |
JOUR 390xx | Selected Topics in Journalism | |
| British Media and Society (offered at the IC London Center only) | ||
| Workshop Requirement | 4 | |
| Mobile and Social Media Journalism | ||
| Narrative Journalism Workshop | ||
| Documentary Journalism Workshop | ||
| Minor Requirement | ||
| Select a minor outside of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. 1 | 18-25 | |
| Total Credits | 53-60 | |
| 1 | Journalism majors are required to choose a minor outside of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Journalism majors may not have a business minor without undertaking additional liberal arts courses. Total credits in the minor may not include communications courses. |