Journalism, Visual Communication Concentration, B.S.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

Major Requirements (47 hours)

Auxiliary Major Requirements (9 hours)

• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
• ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours
• CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

• Selected from outside the School of Journalism and the Department of Media Arts

Electives (5-8 hours)

• Students in the School of Journalism must complete 72 hours of coursework from outside JOUR or Media Arts courses. Students must select at least nine hours of liberal arts/social sciences (beyond General Education); at least six hours of liberal arts/social science electives must come from courses at the 3000-level or higher.

Freshman

• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)

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• JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
• EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
• RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

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• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
• Mathematics 3 credit hours

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

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• ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours
• CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours
• JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
• JOUR 2720 - Digital Media Skills 3 credit hours
• VCOM 2010 - Introduction to Visual Communication 3 credit hours
• VCOM 2950 - Visual Communication Applications 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

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• JOUR 3090 - Reporting 3 credit hours OR
• JOUR 3530 - Feature Writing 3 credit hours

Junior

• JOUR 3450 - Editing 3 credit hours
• JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3920 - Information Web Design 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3930 - Visual Storytelling for Journalism 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3950 - Digital Storytelling for Journalism 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 6 credit hours
• Elective course 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

Senior

• JOUR 3580 - MC Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required) OR
• JOUR 4000 - MC Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)

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• JOUR 4880 - Professional Development 1 credit hour
• VCOM 4010 - Information Design 3 credit hours
• VCOM 4180 - Senior Portfolio 3 credit hours
• Elective course 2 credit hours
• JOUR conceptual requirement 6 credit hours
• Minor courses 9 credit hours
• Minor/elective course 3 credit hours