Journalism Minor

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Program: Minor
Department of Communication
College of Arts and Sciences

Neff Hall 230 ~ 260-481-6825

A journalism minor provides underpinning for those interested in various media. This minor is not open to students pursuing the multimedia newsgathering and reporting concentration in the communication major. Those with a desire to write or report in some content area should consider a major in the area itself. Reporters need a content area such as political science or history; basic science students will discover that science writing is an especially valuable and challenging career goal.

Declaring this Minor:

Declare this minor within the Department of Communication
This minor is not open to students pursuing the multimedia newsgathering and reporting concentration in the communication major.

Program Requirements:

The catalog term for the minor will match that of your major degree program
At least 6 credits must be earned as resident credit at the 200+ level or above
You must earn a grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the minor
A minor is not awarded if requirements are not completed by the time your major degree is certified for graduation

To earn the minor in Journalism, you must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those noted above.

Core Requirements

Required Courses: Credits 12

COM 13500 - Introduction To News Writing Cr. 3
COM 14000 - Introduction to Media Production Cr. 3.
COM 25000 - Mass Communication and Society Cr. 3.
COM 20000 - Reporting, Writing and Editing I Cr. 3.

Practicum/Internship: Credits 3

Choose one course from the following list:

COM 43100 - Practicum in Radio Cr. 2.
COM 43200 - Practicum in Television Cr. 2.
COM 49000 - Internship in Communication Cr. 1-3.

Additional Course: Credits 3

Choose one of the following:

COM 20101 - Reporting, Writing, and Editing II Cr. 3.
COM 21001 - Visual Communication Cr. 3.
COM 31001 - Editorial Practices Cr. 3.
COM 31501 - Feature Writing Cr. 3.
COM 31700 - Digital Storytelling Cr. 3.
COM 33501 - Interviewing for Media Production Cr. 3.

Total: Credits 18

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for satisfying the graduation requirements specified for your selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies and procedures governing your academic career. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.