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Journalism Major Requirements
Major
The Journalism major consists of 69-70 hours in three required areas
and a fourth voluntary area of co-curricular activities. To meet
the requirements for a degree in journalism, students must earn
a minimum grade of "C" in all journalism courses and maintain a minimum 2.5 gpa in all journalism courses.
I. Journalism Course Work........................... 39-40
semester hours
Core: 27 or 28 hours
JOU 2001, 2101, 2901, 2950, 3000, 3002, 3401*, 4102, 4771 plus one Media
and Society course from: JOU 3903, 3920, 3951, 3952, 3953,
4001.
* This requirement may be waived by the department chair with evidence
of equivalent experience.
Journalism writing competency must be demonstrated prior to enrollment
in Journalism 2101, 2901, or 3000 by either (1) a grade of B in
English 1001G, or (2) grades of least C in both English 1001G and
1002G.
Electives: 12 hours
Students may choose a maximum of 12 hours of elective courses in
Journalism to complete the 39- or 40-hour requirement or they may
use their elective hours to pursue a concentration or minor in a
specific area of Journalism. With the assistance of their academic
advisers, students should choose their Block A and Block B courses
to complement the concentration or minor.

II. Liberal
Arts Area (Block A)..................... 18 semester
hours
With consultation of the academic advisor, include a course from
three of these four areas: Political Science, History, Sociology,
and Economics. With permission of advisor and chair, student may
substitute other courses at same level (e.g., 2000, 3000) or higher
for listed courses within the same field of study.
Anthropology 2200G; Economics 2801G, 3880; English 2901, 3001; Foreign
Language 2201G; any upper division course in Geography; History
3940; any upper division course in international history; any upper
division course in Philosophy; Political Science 2603, any upper
division course in international political science; any upper division
course in Psychology; Speech Communication 2650; Sociology 2750G,
2761; any upper-division course in Sociology.

III. Non-Journalism
Specialty (Block B)..................... 12 semester hours
Selection of these upper-division courses [numbered 3000 and 4000],
ordinarily in a block from a single department or related courses
offered by more than one academic department, requires consultation
with student's advisor. Upon recommendation of advisor, chair may
approve one lower division course if it is a prerequisite for upper
division courses. Courses must be integrated into student's program
in Journalism. Block A courses cannot be counted toward Block B.
A second major or a non-journalism minor meets the Block B requirement.

IV. Co-Curricular Volunteer Activities
Students who have worked on student media have found co-curricular
learning activities and experiences to be invaluable. Opportunities
available on student media: news, business and advertising staffs
of The
Daily Eastern News; the Verge entertainment supplement;
Diverse; the Warbler yearbook; Where
It's @ on-line magazine;
WEIU-TV; the Agency.
Organizations that offer significant learning experiences include
the Public Relations Student Society of America, Society of Professional
Journalists, Student Illinois News Broadcasters Association, and
Society for Collegiate Journalists.
(Journalism majors may apply no more than 12 transfer credit hours,
nor more than 40 total credit hours in journalism courses, toward
the 120-hour graduation requirement. At least 65 of the remaining
80 credit hours must be taken in humanities, social sciences and
natural sciences.)

Concentration in Writing and Reporting
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of writers
and reporters in journalistic media and to provide them with the
skills and practice necessary to excel in such roles.
JOU 3102 Feature Writing
JOU 3800 Advanced Editing
JOU 4770 News Media Opinion Writing and
Editing
Choose six hours from the following: 6 sem. hrs.
JOU 3706 Sports Writing
JOU 3705 Public Relations Writing
JOU 3610 Broadcast News Writing
JOU 3620 Electronic News Gathering

Concentration in Editing
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of editors
in journalistic media and to provide them with the skills and practice
necessary to excel in such roles.
JOU 3300 Publication Design
JOU 3800 Advanced Editing
JOU 4001 Newspaper Management
Choose six hours from the following:
JOU 3001 News Photography
JOU 3703 Online Journalism
JOU 4770 News Media Opinion Writing and
Editing
JOU 4760 Advanced Publication Design

Concentration in Design
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of visual
communicators in journalistic media and to provide them with the
skills and practice necessary to excel in such roles.
JOU 3001 News Photography
JOU 3300 Publication Design
JOU 4760 Advanced Publication Design
Choose six hours from the following:
JOU 3703 Online Journalism
JOU 3800 Advanced Editing
JOU 4751 Photojournalism

Concentration in Photojournalism
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of photojournalists
and videographers in journalistic media and to provide them with
the skills and practice necessary to excel in such roles.
JOU 3001 News Photography
JOU 3300 Publication Design
JOU 4751 Photojournalism
Choose six hours from the following:
JOU 3703 Online Journalism
JOU 4760 Advanced Publication Design

Concentration in Public Relations
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of public
relations professionals and to provide them with the skills and
practice necessary to excel in such roles.
JOU 3300 Publication Design
JOU 3705 Public Relations Writing
JOU 3920 Public Relations in Society
JOU 4919 Public Relations Techniques
JOU 4920 Case Studies in Public Relations
Choose three hours from the following
JOU 3501 Principles of Advertising
JOU 3703 Online Journalism

Concentration in New and Emerging Media
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of new
media journalists and to provide them with the skills and practice
necessary to excel in such roles.
JOU 3300 Publication Design
JOU 3703 Online Journalism
JOU 4761 Advanced New Media Design
JOU 4762 Interactive Reporting and Design
Choose three hours from the following
JOU 3001 News Photography
JOU 4760 Advanced Publication Design
Concentration in Broadcast News
This concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge
and values necessary to understand the roles and functions of journalists
in broadcasting/electronic media and to provide them with the skills
and practice necessary to excel in such roles.
SPC 2575 Electronic Production II
JOU 3610 Broadcast News Writing
JOU 3620 Electronic Newsgathering
Choose nine hours from the following:
JOU 3000 Advanced Reporting and Research
JOU 3001 News Photography
JOU 3703 Online Journalism
JOU 3706 Sports Writing
JOU 4761 Advanced New Media Design
JOU 4275 Journalism Internship

JOURNALISM HONORS PROGRAM
Departmental Honors Requirements: Twelve semester hours in Journalism
Honors courses shall be required. Each Honors course may be repeated
for a maximum of six hours each with permission of the department
chair.
JOU 2091 Journalism and Democracy, Honors 0 or
3 sem. hrs
JOU 4444 Honors Independent Study 0-6 sem. hrs
JOU 4555 Honors Research 0-6 sem. hrs
JOU 4666 Honors Seminar 0-6 sem. hrs
JOU 4644 Honors Thesis 3-6 sem. hrs
Students must complete at least three credits in Honors Thesis as
part of all other requirements in the major. Credits in Honors courses
may replace elective credits in the major. Students in the Journalism
Honors Program must maintain a minimum overall grade point average
of 3.50. The chair will assign Honors courses to faculty. Unless
the chair approves an exception, students will complete at least
three different departmental Honors courses.
JOURNALISM MINOR
Courses Required:
JOU 2001 Journalism and Democracy
JOU 2101 News Writing
JOU 2901 Intro to Copyediting
JOU 2950 Intro to Visual Communications
JOU 3000 Adv. Reporting and Research
JOU 3002 Intro to Multimedia Journalism
JOU 3401* Journalism Practicum
JOU 4102 Journalism Ethics
JOU 4771 Communication Law
24 OR 25 sem. hrs.
*this requirement may be waived by the department chair
with the showing of equivalent experience.
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