Journalism Major

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PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the program in Journalism will be able to:

  1. Exhibit effective research and reporting practices.
  2. Display strong interpretive, analytic, and critical thinking skills.
  3. Communicate ideas clearly and accurately in forms appropriate to the purpose, medium, and audience.
  4. Employ appropriate ethical and legal standards and professional codes in their service to their communities and cultures.

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
WRI 215* Newspaper Workshop 3
WRI 250 Introduction to Journalism 3
COM 150
Introduction to Media Communication 3
COM 243 Introduction to TV and Film Production 3
Two courses from the following:
LIT 201
Masterpieces of World Literature I 3
LIT 202
Masterpieces of World Literature II 3
LIT 203
Masterpieces of World Literature III 3
One course from the following:
LIT 254 British Writers I 3
LIT 255 British Writers II 3
LIT 256 American Writers I 3
LIT 257 American Writers II 3
  TOTAL 21
*Three units of Newspaper Workshop. Writing 216 or 217 may substitute for two of those units.
One course from the following:  
WRI 220 Creative Writing: Mixed Genre 3
WRI 315 Advanced English Composition 3
WRI 321 Creative Writing: Poetry 3
WRI 322 Creative Writing: Fiction 3
WRI 323 Creative Writing: Creative Non-Fiction 3
  TOTAL 3

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS 
WRI 310 Advanced Reporting 3
WRI 313 Computer-Assisted Reporting 3
WRI 340 Media Ethics and Law 3
WRI 345 Editing 3
WRI 350 Writing for the Mass Media 3
WRI 430 Multimedia Journalism 3
WRI 440 Magazine Editing and Concepts 3
WRI 470 Writing Internship 2
Two additional upper-division courses in literature listed under Literature, Spanish, or French. 6
  TOTAL 32
  MAJOR TOTAL
  53

Journalism Major with a Minor in Spanish

The Department offers a Journalism major with a Spanish minor. This extremely marketable and desirable combination is recommended for Journalism majors who desire to work in American border cities or in Latin American countries, as well as for students seeking a Single-Subject Teaching Credential. The student completes an internship at a bilingual newspaper, magazine, radio, or television station. A maximum of two of the required upper-division literature courses in the Journalism major may be in Spanish or Latin American literature.

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