Broadcast journalism majors study writing, editing and reporting of broadcast news. Students are prepared for news reporting and producing positions at radio and television stations. Students also may work at TV2, which broadcasts news daily on a local cable network, or at Black Squirrel Radio. Graduates can find employment in radio or television news.
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| Liberal Education Requirements and Orientation | 37 | |||
| Journalism and Mass Communication Courses | 37 | |||
| JMC | 20003 | Intro to Mass Communication | 3 | |
| 20004 | Media Writing | 3 | ||
| 22002 | Videography Basics | 1 | ||
| 26001 | Newswriting | 3 | ||
| 26008 | Broadcast Beat Reporting | 4 | ||
| 36000 | Television News Producing | 3 | ||
| 40006 | Law of Mass Comm | 3 | ||
| 40010 | Ethics and Issues in Mass Comm | 3 | ||
| 40092 | Radio/Television Internship | 1 | ||
| 46009 | Reporting Public Affairs | 4 | ||
| -- | JMC Upper Division Electives | 3 | ||
| Choose one of the following: | ||||
| JMC | 40004 | Computer-Assisted Reporting | 3 | |
| 40012 | Online Journalism | 3 | ||
| Choose one of the following: | ||||
| JMC | 46052 | Advanced Broadcast News | 3 | |
| 46054 | Broadcast Documentary | 3 | ||
| Additional Degree Requirements | 18-19 | |||
| ENG | Any upper-division English course | 3 | ||
| ECON | 22060 | Prin. of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| POL | 10100 | American Politics | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||||
| POL | 10004 | Comparative Politics | 3 | |
| PSYC | 11762 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| SOC | 12050 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||||
| POL | 30001 | Political Methods | 3 | |
| PSYC | 21621 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology I | 3 | |
| SOC | 32220, 32221 |
Data Analysis & Data Analysis Lab | 4 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||||
| COMM | 10000 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | |
| 15000 | Intro to Human Communication | 3 | ||
| 25863 | Business & Professional Speaking | 3 | ||
| 26000 | Criticism of Public Discourse | 3 | ||
| General Electives (Courses must be outside the School of Journalism and Mass Communcation. Number of electives needed depends on how the student utilizes double counting policy and whether a student chooses to get a minor) | 30-31 | |||
Minimum Liberal Studies Requirement: 65 hours
Minimum Upper-Divison Requirement: 39 hours
Minimum Total Requirement: 124 hours
If you are not from the current catalog year, please download your catalog requirements in PDF format below. Your catalog year is determined by the year in which you officially entered the University.
2004 - 2005 (PDF) (Cherry Color)
2005 - 2006 (PDF) (Banana Color)
2006 - 2007 (PDF) (Blueberry Color)
2007 - 2008 (PDF) (Salmon Color)
For more information contact the sequence coordinator, Prof. Ann Schierhorn.