2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Broadcasting, and Digital Media
School of Communications Core (9 credits)
All students majoring in the School of Communications must complete the following core courses, for a total of nine credits:
Select one of two:
All students majoring in the journalism, broadcasting, and digital media must take JBM 495 during their senior year. This Capstone course offers a synthesis of ideas and theories about one or more current critical issues in multimedia journalism.
B.A. and B.S. Degree Requirements
All undergraduate programs in the School of Communications offer both the B.A. degree and the B.S. degree. All students selecting majors in the School of Communications must choose either the B.A. degree requirements or the B.S. degree requirements for a particular undergraduate program.
B.A. Degree Requirements
The B.A. degree requires a third-semester proficiency in a foreign language of the student's choice.
B.S. Degree Requirements
- COM 275 - Foundations of Communication Research (3 credits)
- COM 375 - Communication Research (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Journalism, Broadcasting, and Digital Media Requirements (31 to 36 credits)
- JBM 184 - Introduction to Broadcasting (3 credits)
- JBM 236 - News in Society (3 credits)
- JBM 256 - News Reporting (3 credits)
- JBM 260 - Digital Journalism Workshop (3 credits)
- JBM 265 - Introduction to Radio (3 credits)
- JBM 284 - Broadcast News (3 credits)
- JBM 290 - Media History (3 credits)
- JBM 310 - Advanced Reporting Techniques (3 credits)
- JBM 316 - News Design and Layout (3 credits)
- JBM 325 - Issues in Journalism (3 credits)
- JBM 490 - Internship (1 to 6 credits) (Internships may be taken for one to six credits at a time based on number of hours completed, and up to 15 credits of internship may be applied toward the 120 total credits needed for graduation.)
- JBM 495 - Journalism, Broadcasting, and Digital Media Capstone (3 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Students choose six credits from any of the following courses. Note that departmental advising will play an important role, as many students are likely to take additional credits in pursuit of skills and interests in line with their specific professional goals.
Print and Web-based Journalism
- JBM 240 - Sports Media (3 credits)
- JBM 316 - News Design and Layout (3 credits)
- JBM 366 - Arts and Entertainment Journalism (3 credits)
- JBM 384 - Producing for Broadcasting (3 credits)
- JBM 385 - Advanced Radio (3 credits)
- JBM 390 - Technical Writing (3 credits)
- JBM 481 - Investigative Reporting (3 credits)
- JBM 484 - TV News Workshop (3 credits)
- COM 376 - Communications Policy and Law (3 credits)
- PHO 170 - Introduction to Photography (3 credits)