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    Journalism Minor

    The Journalism minor provides a foundation in journalism skills, ethics, and practice to students who wish to major in other subject areas.

    This minor consists of 18 hours (9 hours of required courses, 9 hours of electives at the 3000-4000 level). Please see the catalog requirements for details.

    No grade below a “C” will be accepted in the major or minor area, including any classes offered by the department.

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    Number of Credit Hours

    18 Credit Hours

    Around 6 Courses

    • COMM 1400 - Foundations in Media Techniques

      This course covers the principles of visual literacy and basic techniques in the production of media content. Topics covered will include video photography and editing, digital still photography, graphics creation and editing, new media production, and publishing content via various media platforms and content management systems.

      Prerequisite/Corequisite:
      Prerequisite: ENGL 0989

      Hours:
      3



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    • JOUR 1010 - News Writing and Reporting

      Introduction to news reporting and writing for print, online and broadcast, as well as to public relations news release writing. Practice in fundamentals of such writing.

      Hours:
      3



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    • JOUR 2010 - Intermediate Newswriting and Reporting

      Writing, interviewing, and information-­gathering for creating multimedia stories for diverse audiences. This course is a continuation of JOUR 1010 and will include discussion and instruction in ethics, responsibilities, and professional practice of journalism.

      Prerequisite/Corequisite:
      Prerequisite: JOUR 1010

      Hours:
      3



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