2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Journalism Minor

Journalism Minor 21 hours 

Minor Requirements
Required Courses
JOU-2100News Writing and Reporting3
JOU-4891The Spectator Practicum I1
Select 17 hours from the following:
COM-2850Media Literacy3
JOU-2200Investigative Journalism Methods3
JOU-3100Journalism History and Criticism3
JOU-3200Feature Writing3
JOU-3300Photojournalism3
JOU-4100Magazine Journalism3
JOU-4200Journalism Law and Ethics3
JOU-4891The Spectator Practicum I1
JOU-4892The Spectator Practicum II1.5
JOU-4910Topics in Journalism3
COM-4364Broadcast News Production3

Minors can be added to a major and all courses must be completed. A student cannot be awarded a degree with just a minor. Courses within the minor can double count in the major as long as 1/3 of the courses are unique to the major or any other minor.