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Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism & Electronic Media, BA


The Journalism & Electronic Media major is designed for students interested in the fields of journalism and/or television, video and online media. The department offers two tracks within the Journalism & Electronic Media major: Journalism and Broadcasting & Electronic Media. The Journalism track offers courses that deal with evaluating news, reporting and writing stories, newsroom organization, interviewing, feature writing, improving and trimming stories, headline writing, layout, graphics, social media, search engine optimization and related informative communication. The Broadcasting & Electronic Media track educates students in the theoretical background and practical application of television production in and outside the studio, enabling them to pursue specialized projects in producing and directing programs in a variety of audio, video and multimedia formats.

Students may take only one track within the major. Students are further restricted to only one major within the Department of Communication, though they are invited and encouraged to select a second major from outside the department.


Degree Program Requirements


 A student wishing to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication in Media must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 36 credits from the department’s course offerings.  Included among these 36 credits are eight core courses required for all Communication majors:

Department Track Requirements


Although the media are interrelated, students should develop an in-depth knowledge of at least one specific field. To that end, students majoring in Journalism & Electronic Media must select a track, or area of study, within the department. Although the department expects students to enroll in multiple courses within their chosen track, each track has two required courses:

Journalism & Electronic Media Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Course Title Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.

First Year

                     
MAJOR COMM 109 - G/S/P Skill Set  – COMM 115 - (W,EPW) Writing for Communication   1 3
FREE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Elective   3
MAJOR COMM ELECT - COMM Elective 3  
GE WRTG/SPCH COMM 108 - (FYW) Essential Writing Skills 1COMM 100 - (FYOC) Public Speaking * 3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102/102L - (FYDT) Computing and Information Literacy * 3  
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE PHIL - T/RS PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy  – T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible   3 3
GE FSEM First Year Seminar 2    
    16 15

Second Year

   
MAJOR COMM 210 - (W,EPW) Logical and Rhetorical Analysis     3
MAJOR COMM 215 - Introduction to Communication Theory   3                     
MAJOR COMM 222 - Television Production                         3
MAJOR COMM 224 - (W) Media Writing   3  
FREE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives 3 3
GE PHIL - T/RS PHIL 210 - Ethics  – T/RS 122 - Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology   3 3
GE QUAN - S/BH QUAN ELECT- Quantitative Elective – S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective 3 3
    15 15

Third Year

   
MAJOR COMM 316 - Communication Ethics  – COMM ELECT - COMM Elective 3 3
MAJOR COMM ELECT - COMM Electives 3 3
FREE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives 6 6
GE PHIL - T/RS PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective 3  
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives 3 3
    18 15

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR COMM 415 - Senior Seminar   3  
MAJOR COMM ELECT - COMM Elective   3
FREE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives 3 6
GE HUMN - S/BH HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective – S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective 3 3
GE FREE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives 6 3
    15 15

Total: 124 Credits

1The Communication Department prefers students fulfill (FYW) requirements by completing COMM 108 .  However, WRTG 107  or WRTG 105  and WRTG 106  may be substituted.

2The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100  and C/IL 102/102L . In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced. Consult with your advisor if you have questions.