Multimedia Journalism, Bachelor of Arts
Program Aims
Students are prepared for careers in the ever-changing journalism field, which includes print, broadcast, and digital media news outlets. Students gain practical and theoretical skills, knowledge and ethics applicable to finding, reporting, writing, editing, and producing news using traditional as well as new and emerging media. These include print, television and radio, as well as social media and web-based platforms. Students acquire leadership and management skills working at the student-managed online news outlet and television station.
Program Requirements for Multimedia Journalism Majors (50 credits)
Major specialization in Journalism requires 50 total credits:
| COMM 118 | Introduction to Electronic Journalism?And Social Media | 3 |
| COMM 224 | Electronic Newsgathering Seminar | 3 |
| COMM 130D | Practicum- Video Production II | 1 |
| COMM 234L | Video Production Lab | 3 |
| COMM 237 | New Communication Technologies | 3 |
| COMM 238 | Media Scriptwriting | 3 |
| COMM 306 | Communication Graphics | 3 |
| COMM 320 | Communications Ethics and Law | 3 |
| COMM 418 | Electronic Storytelling and Documentary?Production | 3 |
| ENGL 484 | Political Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |