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Department of Journalism and Broadcasting

Broadcast Journalism Program Sheet

Students may choose the Broadcast Journalism Track (for television and radio careers).

SJMC REQUIREMENTS (9 CR. HRS)

MMC 3003 MASS COMMUNICATION ORIENTATION (0)

MMC 3104 WRITING STRATEGIES (Prereq: Grammar Test) (3)

MMC 3602 MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY (3)

MMC 4200 MASS COMMUNICATION LAW & ETHICS (3)

REQUIRED DEPARTMENTAL COURSES (25 CR. HRS.)

JOU 3003 PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM (3)

JOU 3113L NEWSROOM (Prereq: MMC 3104 & JOU 3003) (3)

JOU 3121 DATABASE AND PUBLIC RECORDS REPORTING (Coreq: JOU 3113L) (3)

JOU 3320 REPORTING IN A MULTI-ETHNIC COMMUNITY (Coreq: JOU 3113L) (1)

JOU 3117 PRINT NEWS REPORTING (Prereq: JOU 3113L) (3)

RTV 3301? BROADCAST NEWS REPORTING (Prereq: JOU 3113L) (3)

(Formerly RTV 3300)

RTV 4466 ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING (Pre/Co-req: JOU 3117 & RTV 3301) (3)

RTV 4323 DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION (Prereq: JOU 3117 & RTV 3301 & RTV 4466) (3)

RTV 4324 NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRODUCTION (Prereq: JOU 3117 & RTV 3301 & RTV 4466)(3)

JOU 4946 JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP (Prereq: RTV 3301, Coreq: RTV 4323 or RTV 4324) (0)

LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS (27 CR. HRS.)

POS 2042 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (3)

POS 3153 URBAN POLITICS (or another POS/INR course at 3000/4000 level) (3)

SYA/SYD/SYG SOCIOLOGY (3000/4000 level course) (3)

SYO/SYP

ECO 3040 CONSUMER ECONOMICS OR ECP 3613 URBAN ECONOMICS (3)

PHI 2103 CRITICAL THINKING (3)

AMH AMERICAN HISTORY (3000/4000 level) (3)

AMH/EUH/HIS HISTORY (3000/4000 level course) (3)

LAH/WOH

AML/ENL/LIT LITERATURE (3000/4000 level course) (3)

AML/ENL/LIT LITERATURE (3000/4000 level course) (3)

NOTE: MINIMUM CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION 121

OTHER NON-SJMC COURSES MAY BE NEEDED FOR GRADUATION.

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