Journalism Minor

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Students who wish to minor in Journalism must take 15-18 hours in the specific area, including at least nine semester hours at the 3000 level or above. Students taking more than 15 hours in courses in the specific area may count the additional hours toward their electives or may consider completing a double major.

Minor Requirements

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses counted toward the minor.

Earn a 2.5 grade-point average in JOUR 1000 and JOUR 1010 . This GPA will be calculated based on the first attempt at these JOUR courses at Georgia State University. WFs counts as an attempt. Transfer students who transfer these course(s) into Georgia State, may use the grades in the transferred course(s) to calculate the GPA or they may attempt them once at Georgia State. Courses retaken using the university Repeat to Replace policy are not counted as first attempts.

Students are required to take the following two courses (6 credit hours)

JOUR 1000 - Introduction to Mass Communication 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 1010 - Basic News Writing 3 Credit Hours

If minor requirements are met:

Required course - 3 credit hours
JOUR 3010 - Advanced Media Writing-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Electives - Choose 2-3 courses from the following list to complete 15-18 credit hours

JOUR 3060 - Communication Law and Regulation 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 3500 - Public Relation Techniques 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 3560 - Public Relations Writing and Projects-CTW 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 3900 - Digital Journalism 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 4120 - Feature Writing 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 4180 - Editorial and Critical Writing 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 4610 - Applied Graphic Communication 3 Credit Hours