BS with a Major in Journalism (Business Journalism Concentration)

Major in Journalism

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BS with a Major in Journalism
Business Journalism Concentration(.pdf)
BS with a Major in Journalism
Business Journalism Concentration

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
JOUR 1210, Survey of Mass Communication¹⁴ 3
MATH 1100, College Algebra⁴ 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
Wellness¹¹ 2-3
Total 17-18

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ACCT 2020, Accounting Principles I 3
ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
JOUR 2320, Newspaper Reporting and Writing 4
CSCI¹ 3
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

FINA 3770, Finance 3
JOUR 3310, Feature Writing 3
JOUR 4410, Reporting of Public Affairs 4
LANG 2040,Foreign Language (intermediate)³ 3
Physical Science⁹ 4
Total 17

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

JOUR 4510, Newspaper Management, Problems and Ethics, or JOUR 4850, Magazine Production 3
MKTG 3650, Principles of Marketing 3
JOUR⁴⁷ 3
Concentration (advanced)⁴⁹ 3
Visual and Performing Arts⁷ 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values¹⁷ 3
Total 18

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics¹⁴ 3
ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
JOUR 2310, Newspaper Reporting and Writing 4
MATH 1680, Elementary Probability and Statistics 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Total 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ACCT 2030, Accounting Principles II 3
ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865¹² 3
JOUR 3320, Desk Work 4
Natural Science⁹ 4
Total 17

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

BCIS 3610, Basic Information Systems 3
JOUR 4420, Public Relations 3
JOUR 4620, Mass Communication Law 3
LANG 2050,Foreign Language (intermediate) 3
Laboratory Science (choice)⁹ 4
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

BLAW 3430, Basic Law 3
MGMT 3820, Management Concepts 3
MSCI 3700, Statistical Analysis I 3
JOUR (advanced)⁴⁸ 3
Concentration (advanced)⁴⁹ 3
Total 15

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester. Some courses may require prerequisites not listed. See Arts and Sciences folding key (#2) after page 208 for footnotes.

Supplemental Information for the Business Journalism Concentration

1. Required journalism courses are JOUR 1210, 2310, 2320, 3310, 3320, 4410, 4420, 4510 or 4850 and 4620, plus two courses chosen from 2010, 2700, 4200, 4450 or 4460, 4800 and 4820.

2. Students also must take ECON 1100-1110 and the following business administration courses: ACCT 2020-2030; BCIS 3610; BLAW 3430; FINA 3770; MGMT 3820; MKTG 3650; MSCI 3700; and two courses from MGMT 4450, BLAW 4430, FINA 4500 and REAL 2100.

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Major in Journalism