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Aug 28, 2024
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2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism, B.S.
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Journalism and Strategic Media
615-898-2814
Larry Burriss, program coordinator
Larry.Burriss@mtsu.edu
The major in Journalism offers preparation for students who wish to be journalists–news reporters, copy editors, feature writers, editorial writers, freelance magazine writers, and online or multiplatform journalists. Students should check the prerequisites for each course. One minor is required.
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Degree Requirements
General Education |
41 hours |
Major Requirements |
47 hours* |
Minor |
15-18 hours |
Electives |
14-20 hours |
TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
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:
Major Requirements (47 hours)
School of Journalism and Strategic Media Core (14 hours)
Journalism Requirements (12 hours)
Conceptual (9 hours)
Select three:
Professional Topics (12 hours)
Select four:
Minor (15-18 hours)
Selected from outside the School of Journalism and Strategic Media and the Department of Media Arts with advisor approval.
Electives (14-20 hours)
- 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.
Curriculum: Journalism
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Majors must have a C (2.00) or better in all Media and Entertainment courses.
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