Communication Arts - Journalism Emphasis (BA CA)

Core Requirements:

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The degree of Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts requires the successful completion of 120 semester hours, including (1) the Program of General Studies ; (2) completion of the Communication Core; and (3) an area of emphasis in at least one of the six Communication Arts areas.

General Education Requirements:

Within the general studies curriculum provided by the University, communication students are required to take COMM 101 and THEA 102A/THEA 102B.  Taking one year of modern language is strongly recommended.  Substitutions of the other general education courses may be taken as per the modern language substitution policy.

Communication Arts Core Requirements (21 hours):

Foundations:

 
  
JOUR 220, Fundamentals of Journalistic Writing (3) (F)  

Theory -choose three courses from the following:  (Broadcasting, Meteorology, and Journalism must take COMM 230: Public Relations must take COMM 250; Theatre must take THEA 316)

 
 
 
 
  

Capstone Experience:

 
*For Meteorology students, COMM 460 and GEOG 465, Geography Capstone , are interchangeable.

Journalism Emphasis Requirements:

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(31 Hours)

• JOUR 221 Advanced Journalistic Writing/Editing (3)
• JOUR 330 Copy Editing and Design (3)
• JOUR 332 Desktop Publishing and Design for Journalists (3)
• JOUR 334 Feature Writing (3)

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• COMM 218 Writing for Electronic Media (3)
• COMM 320 Media Criticism (3)
• COMM 360 Communication Law (3)

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• Four (4) credit hours of COMM 210 from the following:  (It is recommended that students have COMM 140 prior to COMM 210T & COMM 210R; COMM 350 prior to COMM 210P; and JOUR 220 before COMM 210N.)

• COMM 210N Communication Workshop (1)
• COMM 210P Communication Workshop (1)
• COMM 210R Communication Workshop (1)
• COMM 210T Communication Workshop (1)

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  Two (2) courses from the following:

• ART 216A Photography I (3)
• COMM 304 Intercultural Communication (3)
• COMM 315 Integrated Strategic Communication (3)
• COMM 318 Electronic News Gathering (3)
• COMM 400G Special Projects in Communication (3)
• COMM 411 Rhetorical Theory & History (3)
• COMM 422 Rhetorical Criticism (3)
• ENGL 302 Study of the English Language (3)

• Or any/all of the remaining Communication Arts core courses.