Mass Communication and Journalism Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia Journalism Track
Unconditional admission requires the following:
- The student must be in good academic standing with the University;
- The student must have completed with a passing mark (C or above) the prerequisite English courses, namely, ENG 101 English Comp I and ENG 102 English Comp II;
- The student must have a 3.0 Grade Point Average (4.0 scale) in English courses taken prior to application to the journalism major;
- The student must submit a letter of application articulating his or her interest in journalism.
Students who do not hold the 3.0 GPA in English coursework may be considered for conditional admission but must receive consent of the journalism faculty and will be placed in a probationary status for the first academic year of coursework in journalism.
The major has three components:
- a 30-credit hour core of fundamental coursework in journalism and mass communication,
- a 12-credit hour academic track in the student’s choice of more advanced coursework in multimedia journalism or public relations, and
- a nine-credit hour selection of elective courses which offer appropriate, relevant support for the student’s choice of a multimedia journalism or public relations track:
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 4 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| MAT 115A | Accelerated College Algebra | 4 |
| KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Art | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Hours | 17 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| Natural Science | 3 | |
| POS/HIS/SOC/ECO/FIN | 3 | |
| KSU 186 | Navigate. the Tech. World | 3 |
| Humanities option I | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 3 (Fall) | ||
| JOU 204 | Journalism | 3 |
| JOU 210 | Intro to Mass Communication | 3 |
| BIO/CHE/PHI | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| JOU 322 | Intro Digital Photojournalism | 3 |
| JOU 302 | Student Media Workshop I | 1 |
| JOU 364 | Desktop/Web Publishing | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities option II | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term 5 (Fall) | ||
| JOU 362 | News Editing | 3 |
| JOU 367 | Television/Radio Production | 3 |
| JOU 302 | Student Media Workshop I | 1 |
| JOU 363 | Magazine and Features Writing | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term 6 (Spring) | ||
| JOU 365 | Adv Public Affairs Reporting | 3 |
| JOU 366 | Public Relations Seminar | 3 |
| JOU 302 | Student Media Workshop I | 1 |
| JOU 373 | Broadcast Announcing | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term 7 (Fall) | ||
| Journalism Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Journalism Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 1 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term 8 (Spring) | ||
| JOU 435 | Practicum in Broadcast Journal | 3 |
| Journalism Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |