Journalism Minor

Clearly explaining significant and potentially complicated ideas and developments to a general audience is a complex task with enormous social implications. Learning to write well and to grasp the enormous ethical responsibility of journalists and journalism in a rapidly changing media environment is essential for understanding how ideas are framed, circulated, and received in society. This minor will help students develop skills in writing, editing, and synthesizing information for audiences of print, digital, audio, and audio/visual media platforms; learn conventional journalistic practices and standards in a variety of media, aiding in both the production and consumption of news; and explore the shifting dynamics of the journalism field in the contemporary United States.

Degree Requirements

The Journalism Minor Requirement is 19 credit hours as follows:

JRNL 100	Journalism: Practices and Principles	3 cr.
JRNL 303	Contemporary Journalism	3 cr.
COMM 205	Mass Communication	3 cr.
COMM 245	Video Editing and Production	4 cr.
Total Credit Hours:		13

Plus Any Two 3XX/4XX JRNL Courses

JRNL 360/COMM 360	Sportswriting	3 cr.
JRNL 362	Entertainment Journalism	3 cr.
JRNL 370/COMM 371	Advanced Radio Reporting	3 cr.
Total Credit Hours:		6

JRNL - Journalism Minor

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