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
Public Relations Concentration (.pdf)

BS with a Major in Journalism
Public Relations 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
ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3

JOUR 1210, Survey of Mass Communication14 3

PSCI 1040, American Government 3

CSCI1,16 3

Wellness11 2-3

Total 14-15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS
ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3

HIST 2610, United States History to 186512 3

JOUR 2310, News Reporting and Writing 4

Concentration53 3

Natural Science9 4

Total 17

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS
JOUR 3310, Feature Writing 3

JOUR 4450, Case Studies in Public Relations 3

LANG 2040, Foreign Language
(intermediate)3,16 3

Business (advanced)51 3

Laboratory Science (choice)9 4

Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS
ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3

JOUR 4460, Public Relations
Communication 3

Business (advanced)51 3

Concentration (advanced)53 3

Concentration (advanced) 53 3

Understanding of Ideas and Values17 3

Total 18

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS
ENGL 1320, College Writing II6 3

JOUR 2010, Principles of Advertising 3

MATH 1680, Elementary Probability and Statistics 3

PSCI 1050, American Government 3

Visual and Performing Arts7 3

Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS
ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3

HIST 2620, United States History Since 186512 3

JOUR 2320, News Reporting and Writing 4

JOUR 4420, Public Relations 3

Physical Science9 4

Total 17

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS
JOUR 3320, Desk Work 4

JOUR 4200, Microcomputer Applications in Journalism 4

LANG 2050, Foreign Language
(intermediate)3,16 3

Business (advanced)51 3

Concentration53 3

Total 17

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS
JOUR52 3

Business (advanced)51 3

Concentration53 3

Concentration53 3

Concentration (advanced)53 3

Concentration (advanced) 53 3

Total 18

JUNIOR YEAR

SUMMER I HOURS
Concentration (advanced)53 3

Total 3

JUNIOR YEAR

SUMMER II HOURS
Concentration (advanced)53 3

Total 3

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 notes in supplement booklet for footnotes.

Supplemental Information for the Public Relations Concentration

1. Required journalism courses are JOUR 1210, 2010, 2310, 2320, 3310, 3320, 4200, 4420, 4450 and 4460, and one course from 2700, 4480 or 4800, 4820 and 4850.

2. Students must take MGMT 3860, MKTG 3650, MKTG 4700 or SOCI 4870, MGMT 3820 and MATH 1680.

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