Check Off Guide for the Journalism Major
(New Curriculum for students wanting to apply when already enrolled in GW )

Prerequisite:

        _____Jour 111

CCAS Requirements for the Major:

        _____ENGL 51 or 71

        _____ENGL 52 or 72

        ____ ____PSC 1, 2, 3 (Choose two of three) or _____HIST 71 & _____ HIST 72

SMPA Requirements

        _____SMPA 51, with Stat. 53 ____ prerequisite

        _____SMPA 199

Requirements in the Journalism Major

General

        _____SMPA 50

        _____Jour 100
 

GROUP 1: REQUIRED WRITING AND REPORTING COURSES

        _____112 Advanced Reporting

Subgroup 1A

(Choose Six Credits)

        _____120 Editorial & Persuasive Writing

        _____121 Feature Writing

        _____122 Broadcast News Reporting

        ____  123 Computer Assisted Reporting

        _____124 Internet News and Investigation
 

Subgroup 1B
(Choose three credits)

        _____130 Business & Technology Reporting

        _____131 Science/Medical Reporting

        _____132 Campaign Reporting

        _____134 Washington Reporting

        _____135 Critical Writing
 

GROUP 2: EDITING AND DESIGN SKILLS
(Choose three credits)

        _____140 Photojournalism

        _____141 Newspaper Editing and Design

        _____142 Magazine Editing and Design

        ____  123 Computer Assisted Reporting

        _____124 Internet News and Investigation

        _____147 Television Workshop

                  190 Electronic News Gathering

        _____EMDA 75 Sight and Sound

        _____EMDA 140 Production for Non-Majors
 
 
 

GROUP 3: HISTORY, POLITICS AND LAW

        _____150 Media Law

(Choose three credits in this group)

        _____152 U.S. Journalism History

        _____153 Covering Court Decisions

        _____ PCM 128 Media, Politics and Government

                  190 Radio News

                   190 Narrative Journalism

Electives

                190 Selected Topics

           _____197 Internship

        _____ 196 Independent Study
 

Area of Specialization

In consultation with adviser, students must select an area of concentration of eighteen credit-hours of which 12 hours must be in 100-level courses or complete an official minor in another department, program or field of study outside of SMPA. Courses for an area of concentration must be outside SMPA.

 
 

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