Jun 30, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Journalism Concentration B.A.

Journalism majors develop skills for careers at newspapers, book and magazine publications, as well as a variety of Web-related careers.

Program CIP Code

05.09.0401.00

General Education Core

	Credit Hours
General Education	41
University Success	1
Foreign Language (2010 and 2020)	6

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education Core

COMM 1110 - Media and Social Institutions 3

Major Core Requirements

Upper Division Courses

COMM 4010 - Communication Theory 3
COMM 4650 - Mass Media Law and Ethics 3
COMM 4900 - Mass Communication Internship 3 to 9
Select three (3) credit hours from the Diversity courses listed below
COMM 4050 - Values, Ethics, and Diversity in American Popular Culture 3
COMM 4444 - Cultural Context in Communication 3
COMM 4450 - Mass Media and Women 3
COMM 4470 - Race, Gender, and Mass Media 3
COMM 4980 - Television Culture and Diversity 3

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 6

Upper Division Courses

COMM 3100 - Digital Publishing 3
COMM 3200 - Copy Editing 3
COMM 3450 - Broadcast News Writing 3
COMM 3610 - Multimedia News Reporting 3
COMM 4950 - Convergence Journalism Capstone 3
Complete one course from:
COMM 3420 - Principles of Social Media 3
COMM 3770 - Social Media Tactics 3

Total Hours 18

Concentration Guided Electives

Select three (3) courses from the list below

Total Hours 9

Free Electives

Total Hours 27

Total Program Hours 120