Journalism, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major Field (18 Hours)

* Students must have a 2.5 grade-point average in these Area F JOUR courses to be eligible for the B.A. in Journalism and to take 3000- and 4000-level JOUR courses. (See Major Eligibility Requirements.)

World Language Requirements

World Language at the 1002 level or higher 3 Hours
(See “World Language Requirement for B.A. and B.I.S. Majors,” previously described.)

Required Courses (12 Hours)

(minimum grade of “C” required.)

JOUR 1000 - Introduction to Mass Communication 3 Credit Hours *
JOUR 1010 - Basic News Writing 3 Credit Hours *
JOUR 2500 - Foundations of Media Research 3 Credit Hours *
SCOM 1500 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours

Electives: Select one course (3 Hours)

AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 2010 - Introduction to African-American Studies 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
FLME 2700 - History of the Motion Pictures 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History since 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1141
HIST 1142
HIST 2110 - Survey of United States History 3 Credit Hours
MUA 1500 - Jazz: Its Origins, Styles, and Influence 3 Credit Hours
MUA 1930 - Music, Society, and Culture 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 2101 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credit Hours
POLS 2401 - Global Issues 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 1010 - Improving Voice and Articulation 3 Credit Hours
THEA 2040 - Introduction to the Theatre 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours
World language 1001 (if no previous experience with language)
World Lang 2001, World Lang 2002

Area G (24 Hours)

H: Minor and Additional Courses

Majors in the Department of Communication’s three B.A. programs must select a minor consisting of at least 15 hours of courses in a discipline within the Department of Communication other than the major (journalism, film/video, or speech) or in another academic department/school/institute that offers a baccalaureate degree. At least nine semester hours of minor courses must be at the 3000 level or above, unless otherwise specified by the minor-granting department/school/institute. A grade of C or higher is required in all minor courses.