Major in Journalism (44 credits)
- A grade of at least C- in Department of Digital Media & Journalism (DMJ) courses is required for credit toward the Journalism major.
- This major requires an internship (DMJ461 or DMJ490) and corequisite seminar (DMJ491) totaling at least 5 credits. Students may fulfill the internship at the Legislative Gazette or elsewhere or may combine internship experiences to meet this requirement.
- An average GPA of 2.0 in Department of Digital Media & Journalism (DMJ) courses is required for degree application.
Required core courses..........................................27 credits
DMJ210 Investigating Journalism (3)
DMJ215 Digital Storytelling (4)
DMJ230 Journalism I (4)
DMJ332 Journalism II (4)
DMJ347 Media Ethics (4)
DMJ453 Multimedia Editing & Publishing: The Little Rebellion (4)
DMJ458 Capstone Seminar in Multimedia Reporting (4)
Contexts of Journalism.......................................6 credits (min.)
DMJ211 Media Theory (3)
DMJ310 Media & Diversity (3)
DMJ393 Journalism Selected Topic (3)
DMJ452 Mass Media Law (3)
DMJ475 Picture Culture (4)
Genres of Journalism..........................................6 credits (min.)
DMJ300 Photojournalism I (3)
DMJ313 Public Affairs Reporting (3)
DMJ314 Feature Writing (4)
DMJ328 Arts Writing (3)
DMJ333 Podcasting (3)
DMJ334 Literature of Journalism (3)
DMJ393 Journalism Selected Topic (3)
DMJ470 Ottaway Seminar (1-4)
Required Internship (4 min.) & Seminar (1)......5 credits (min.)
DMJ461 Legislative Gazette (4 credits min.) or DMJ490 Internship (4 credits min.)
DMJ491 Internship Seminar (1)
