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2014-2015 Academic Catalog (August 2014 - July 2015) 
    
2014-2015 Academic Catalog (August 2014 - July 2015) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English - Journalism Emphasis (BA)


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Core Requirements:


Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in English select one or more areas of emphasis: Literature, Writing, and/or Journalism.

The degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in English requires the successful completion of 120 semester hours, which must include all the following components:

  1. the Program of General Studies , including ENGL 203  and ENGL 204  .
  2. at least six hours of one modern language.
    Note: Modern language courses may be used to fulfill certain General Studies requirements. 
  3. program of electives or a minor as worked out with the student’s adviser
  4. program requirements for one or more areas of emphasis: Literature, Writing, and/or Journalism

Description


The Journalism Emphasis degree program is designed to prepare students who plan to (1) seek employment with small weekly or daily newspapers; (2) enter other fields of work involving the production of in-house publications and/or company communications; (3) transfer to other colleges or universities to pursue the Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism; or (4) undertake graduate study in journalism or communication.

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