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PRINT JOURNALISM

The Print Journalism program focuses on providing the education and skills required to work in the
area of traditional and/or online print journalism, i.e. Newspaper, magazine, and/or online industry.
Students also acquire the writing, reporting, and editing skills that are necessary to pursue a career
in these industries. Students will have the opportunity to work with the student newspaper, The
Spectrum.

CORE REQUIREMENTS (39 semester hours) Sem. Hrs.
COMM 101 Oral Communications 3
COMM 103/104 Public Speaking or Voice and Diction 3
COMM 215 Introduction to News Writing 3
COMM 216 Advanced Newspaper Writing 3
COMM 240 Introduction to Mass Communications 3
COMM 320 News Editing 3
COMM 321 The Magazine Article Writing 3
COMM 332 Publication Design and Production 3
COMM 341 Media Ethics 3
COMM 350 Online Journalism 3
COMM 423 Comm. Law, Policy, and Administration 3
COMM 438 Internship and Seminar (Print) 3
ENGL 210 Intro to English Grammar 3

Selected Electives
24 credits of Arts and Sciences courses (Arts and Sciences courses may be selected from any
department within the College of Arts and Sciences except the Department of Communications.)
11-12 credit hours from Non-Communication courses

SAMPLE PROGRAM

FRESHMAN YEAR Sem Hrs.
First Semester
ENGL 101 Composition and Lit I 3
FRES 101 Freshman Seminar/Information Literacy 3
MATH 116 Introduction to Math Ideas 3
HIST 114/115 African American History (Soc. Sc. I) 3
COMM 101 Oral Communications 3
15
Second Semester
ENGL 102 Composition and Lit II 3
COMM 103/10 4 Public Speaking or Voice and Diction 3
Arts and Humanities Elective I 3
Health and Wellness Elective 3
Soc. Sci Elective II 3
15
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
COMM 215 News Writing 3
COMM 240 Intro to Mass Comm 3
Science Elective I 4
General Education Elective I 3
Arts and Humanities Elective II 3
English Proficiency Exam 0
16
Second Semester
COMM 216 Advanced News Writing 3
General Education Elective II 3
General Education Elective III 3

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