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.