Journalism
SCHOOL
OF ARTS AND LETTERS

Beginning fall 2007 (pending approval from the Board of Trustees May 2007)

 

YEAR

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

FRESHMAN

 

DGN 1101 The Responsible Self 2 cr

ENG 1110 First Year Composition  4 cr (or spring)

CTA 1114 Mass Communication 4 cr.

Sociology or Political Science Course 4 cr

 

 

DGN 1102 And Dignity for All 2 cr

CTA 1102 Human Communication  4 cr (or fall)

History Elective 4 cr

General Education Elective 4 cr

 

Freshman Requirement (12 Credits) ~ Dignitas

DGN 1101 (2 cr) and 1102 (2 cr) and ENG 1110 and CTA 1102

 

General Education ~Pathways

   (1)     CULTURAL DIVERSITY

   (2)     SOCIAL SCIENCE

   (3)     WORLD LANGUAGE

  (4)     LITERATURE

  (5)     ANALYTICAL REASONING

  (6)     NATURAL SCIENCE

  (7)     HISTORY (Not HIS 2231)

  (8)     FINE ARTS (met by CTA 2041, 1107, 2777)

  (9)     PHILOSOPHY (not PHL 1105)

  (10)   RELIGIOUS STUDIES

  (11)   GENERAL EDUCATION  UPPER DIVISION

   ELECTIVE WRITING COURSE

 

 

SOPHOMORE

 

CTA 2214 Newswriting 4 cr

ENG 2105 Investigative Wrtiting 2 cr (or spring)

General Education Courses

 

CTA 1107 Photography 4 cr

CTA 3xxx Reporting 4 cr

ENG 2105 Investigative Writing 2 cr (or fall)

General Education Courses

 

 

Application to the major is made during the SPRING semester of the SOPHOMORE year.  Senior students are not accepted into the major.

JUNIOR

 

CTA 3xxx History of the Press 2 cr

CTA 4214 Feature Writing 4 cr (or senior year)**

CTA Elective  4 cr

General Education Requriement  4 cr

General Education Requirement 4 cr

 

ENG 3362 Advanced Writing: Stylistics 4 cr

CTA Elective 4 cr

General Education Requirement 4 cr

General Education Requirement 4 cr

SENIOR

 

CTA 4417 Mass Media Ethics and Law 4 cr

CTA 4214 Feature Writing (4 cr (or fall jr) **

CTA Elective 4 cr

 

 

 

CTA 4555 Internship 4 cr

General Education Requirement

 

**  CTA 4214 is offered fall odd years

 

Twelve (12) credits of electives must be taken from the following (all are at 4 credits):  CIS 3041 Multimedia Authoring, CTA 2777 Photojournalism, CTA 3041 Publication Design, CTA 3341 Media Production (offered spring in odd years), CTA 3777 Sports Writing (spring even years), CIS/CTA 4041 Web Design, CTA 4404 Public Relations, CTA 4777 Political Communication (fall even years),  CTA 4555 Internship

 

                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                   

 

4/18/07