Communication, Journalism Specialization, BA

This specialization prepares the student for the news professions in a variety of media channels, including newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television, and the Internet. Job roles include news writer, columnist, editorialist, reporter, copy editor, section editor, managing editor, editor-in-chief, broadcast reporter, television news anchor, news director, and webmaster and blogger.

Requirements for the Major
Introductory Courses:
All Communication, Journalism specialization majors are required to take the following four courses, normally completed by the end of sophomore year:

CM 201- Media Writing
CM 202- Digital Tools
CM 203- Introduction to Communication
CM 308- Multimedia Storytelling

Intermediate Courses:
Majors must take a combination of eight 300- and 400-level communication courses, one of which must be a Diversity-Justice designated communication course, and at least three courses in one specialization. Majors may choose a second specialization.

Journalism Specialization

CM 301 - News Reporting and Writing
CM 303 - Media Ethics
CM 304 - Business Journalism
CM 311 - Radio Storytelling
CM 316 - Travel Reporting
CM 324 - Video I
CM 333 - Backpack Video Production
CM 340 - Advanced TV Reporting and News Producing
CM 353 - Video II
CM 361 - Copy Editing
CM 362 - Arts and Entertainment Media
CM 365 - Podcasting and Long-Form Digital Audio
CM 367 - Sports Writing
CM 372 - Studio Television Production
CM 374 - Documentary Production
CM 376 - Media Training
CM 381 - Photojournalism
CM 382 - Introduction to Book Publishing
CM 387 - Book Publishing: Manuscript Evaluation and Development
CM 389 - Media Presence and Performance
CM 390 - Creative Media Producing
CM 391 - Greyhound News

Senior Capstone Course: Students must take one senior capstone course in the Journalism or Digital Media specialization for which all prerequisites have been met.

CM 400 - Senior Capstone in Multimedia Journalism
CM 401 - Senior Capstone in Digital Media