Nov 28, 2024  
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism


Greg Pitts, Director

Alligood, Asthana, Bacon, Blake, Bodle, Burriss, Eschenfelder, Farwell, Fitzgerald, Foss, Haines, Loubere, Marcellus, Matheson, Park, Paulson, Phillips, Piggott, Quarles, Reineke, Sarabia-Panol, Woodard

The School of Journalism offers work leading to the Bachelor of Science with a major in Journalism and concentrations in Advertising-Public Relations, Media Studies, and Visual Communication. A total of 47 hours of coursework is required for most majors in the School of Journalism. A minimum of 72 hours must be taken outside the School of Journalism or Department of Media Arts.

Students majoring in Journalism should pursue minors outside the School of Journalism or Department of Media Arts. Students outside the college may choose to minor in Mass Communication with an emphasis in any of the School of Journalism’s concentrations.

Transfer credit of up to 12 semester hours toward the major or minor is allowed after careful review of catalog course descriptions. The School of Journalism will not normally grant transfer credit for courses taken at institutions not accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.

The School of  Journalism offers minors in Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, and Visual Communication.