Dec 13, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism, B.A - 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Journalism requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
MA 111 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS Credit(s): 3 - 4 (Variable)
OR

UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
JOU 101 - INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3-4
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Science Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
JAM 201 - GRAMMAR STANDARDS AND AP STYLE Credit(s): 1
JAM 202 - PORTFOLIO AND PROFESSION Credit(s): 1
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3-4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

JAM 203 - VIDEO AND CAMERA FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 1
JOU 204 - WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
Elective or Course for Minor Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JOU First Track Class:
JOU 208 - ISSUES IN 21ST CENTURY SPORTS JOURNALISM Credit(s): 3
OR
JOU 301 - NEWS REPORTING Credit(s): 3
OR
JOU 302 - RADIO AND TV NEWS REPORTING Credit(s): 3
JOU 367 - MOBILE JOURNALISM Credit(s): 3
JOU 455 - MASS MEDIA AND DIVERSITY: RACE, GENDER AND CLASS Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

JOU Second Track Class:
JOU 303 - NEWS EDITING Credit(s): 3
OR
JOU 304 - BROADCAST NEWS DECISION MAKING Credit(s): 3
OR
JOU 308 - SPORTS REPORTING AND EDITING Credit(s): 3
JOU 333 - JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS Credit(s): 3
JOU Elective Credit(s): 3
Electives or Courses for Minor Credit(s): 6

Second Semester

JOU Third Track Class:
JOU 404 - ADVANCED TV NEWS: JAT NEWS Credit(s): 3
OR
JOU 408 - SPORTS BROADCASTING AND PRODUCTION Credit(s): 3
OR
JOU 499 - ADVANCED WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
JOU Elective Credit(s): 3
Electives or Courses for Minor Credit(s): 9

Year 4

First Semester

JOU 498 - MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING Credit(s): 3
Electives or Courses for Minor Credit(s): 12

Second Semester

JAM 399 - INTERNSHIP: JAM Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
Electives or Courses for Minor Credit(s): 12