Journalism B.A.
General Degree Requirements
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BACHELOR OF ARTS - JOURNALISM
- This major requires a cumulative institutional GPA of 2.5.
- Students must complete at least 42 and no more than 48 JRNL credits.
- Students must complete at least 72 total credits outside of Journalism.
- The school strongly recommends students complete the first-year sequence of an approved language course or equivalent by exam before applying to the professional program.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Requirements 1 | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| JRNL 100H | Journalism and American Society (Prerequisite for JRNL 270) | 3 |
| JRNL 170 | Writing the News (Prerequisite for JRNL 270) | 3 |
| JRNL 257A | Beginning Video and Photojournalism (Prerequisite for JRNL 328 and 350) | 3 |
| JRNL 270 | Reporting the News (Co-requisite for JRNL 328 and 350; prerequisite for all other UD JRNL courses ) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Core Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| JRNL 300 | First Amendment and Media Law | 3 |
| JRNL 400 | Ethics & Trends in News Media | 3 |
| JRNL 498 | Supervised Internship | 3 |
| Capstone 2 | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Native News Honors Project | ||
| Reporting Native News | ||
| Magazine Production and Design | ||
| Advanced Audio | ||
| Campaign Coverage | ||
| Covering the Legislature | ||
| International Reporting | ||
| Reporting Video News | ||
| Advanced Video Photo and Directing | ||
| Student Documentary Unit | ||
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Complete five of the following courses: | 15 | |
| Diversity in Media | ||
| Intermediate Photojournalism | ||
| News Editing | ||
| Digital and Interactive Reporting | ||
| Social Media and Audience | ||
| Intermediate Audio | ||
| Multimedia Sports Announcing and Writing | ||
| Intermediate Video Photography | ||
| Intermediate Video Directing | ||
| Intermediate Video Reporting and Producing | ||
| Feature Writing | ||
| Beat Reporting | ||
| Hollywood and the War Correspondent | ||
| Documentary Film History | ||
| Native News Honors Project | ||
| Reporting Native News | ||
| Magazine Production and Design | ||
| Investigations | ||
| Advanced Photo & Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Freelance Photography | ||
| Print & Web Editing & Design | ||
| Marketing Your Work | ||
| Advanced Audio | ||
| Campaign Coverage | ||
| Covering the Legislature | ||
| Opinion Writing | ||
| International Reporting | ||
| Reporting Video News | ||
| Advanced Video Photo and Directing | ||
| Advanced Video Storytelling | ||
| Student Documentary Unit | ||
| Pollner Seminar | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
- 1
Students must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA and 2.5 GPA in the Journalism Lower-Division Core.
- 2
Please see your advisor for additional courses that may satisfy this requirement.