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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Journalism Minor

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - JOURNALISM

Course Requirements

Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
JRNL 100HJournalism and American Society3
JRNL 170Writing the News3
JRNL 257ABeginning Video and Photojournalism3
JRNL 270Reporting the News3
JRNL 300First Amendment and Media Law3
JRNL 400Ethics & Trends in News Media3
Elective
Complete one additional JRNL upper-division (300- or 400-level) elective. 3
Total Hours21

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