Journalism Minor

Minor Requirements

24 credits

Journalism Foundations (13-16 credits)

COMM-1500	Fndtns of Jrnlsm: Guttnberg to Instagrm	4 credits
COMM-3510	Writing Feature Stories	4 credits
COMM-4510	Immersive Journalism	4 credits
INTR-4997	Internship	1-4 credits

Revision and Editing (4 credits)

COMM-2500

Advanced Techniques in Journalism

4 credits

Cultural Differences (4 credits)

Complete one or two courses for 4 credits.

ANSC-2600	Criminology	4 credits
ANSC-2905	Topics in Anthropology and Sociology	2-4 credits
ANSC-2T99	Special Topics in Anth/Soc/Criminology	1-4 credits
ANSC-3057	Globalization and Its Discontents	4 credits
ANSC-3063	Modern Indigenous Cultures	4 credits
ANSC-3305	Social Stratification	4 credits
HIST-3520	Drugs, Violence, and Media in Modern Lat Amer	4 credits
POEC-2150	Power and Policy	4 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate engagement with humanistic inquiry through the application of theory and methodology (appropriate to discipline) to cultures, texts, or artifacts.
   1. Verify factual information using multiple sources as well as through conducting interviews.
   2. Utilize primary and secondary sources in the composition of nonfiction writing for broad, public audiences.
   3. Differentiate factual information from opinion. Evaluate historical and contemporary nonfiction writing.
2. Provide evidence of their own artistic work and active engagement with the creative process.
   1. Write cogent, balanced, and neutral nonfiction coverage for broad, public consumption.
   2. Communicate effectively in a variety of nonfiction forms.
   3. Learn the essential techniques of journalistic research, reporting, interviewing and presentation.
3. Demonstrate engagement with non-dominant cultures and cultural products.
   1. Apply fundamental ethical principles to nonfiction writing.
   2. Demonstrate cultural sensitivity to various identity groups, through constructing works with journalistic integrity.