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.

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

• EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020  (Soc/Beh Sci)

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 Strategic Media and the Department of Media Arts with advisor approval.

Electives (5-11 hours)

• Students in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media (SOJSM) must complete 72 hours of approved coursework from outside SOJSM 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 (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
• EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
• RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)

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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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• Elective 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
• 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 9 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 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
• 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 6 credit hours
• Minor/elective course 3 credit hours