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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Media Arts and Design, Journalism Concentration, B.S.

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Degree and Major Requirements

A student must complete a minimum of 39 SMAD credits. In addition to courses in the School of Media Arts and Design, students must complete at least 75 non-SMAD credits.

Journalism

This professionally-oriented program enables students to develop reporting, writing, editing and production skills needed to work in magazines, newspapers, video/broadcast and new media journalism through course work, internships and other practical experiences. At the same time the program encourages students to obtain a broad liberal arts education so they will understand many of the issues facing contemporary society.

 

Degree and Major Requirements

A student must complete a minimum of 39 SMAD credits. In addition to courses in the Media Arts and Design, School of , students must complete at least 75 non-SMAD credits.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

  • General Education  41 Credit Hours 1
  • Quantitative requirement 3 Credit Hours 2
  • Scientific Literacy requirement 3-4 Credit Hours 2
  • University electives 33-34 Credit Hours
  • Major requirements 39 Credit Hours
Total: 120 Credit Hours
Footnotes

1 The General Education  program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 In addition to course work taken to fulfill General Education  requirements.

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

Choose one of the following concentrations: 24 Credit Hours
  • Converged Media
  • Creative Advertising
  • Digital Video and Cinema
  • Journalism
Total: 39 Credit Hours
Footnote

1 Students may receive SMAD credit for either SMAD 301  or SMAD 301L , but not both.

Concentration Requirements

Course Requirements

Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one Intermediate Applied Skills courses: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one Advanced Applied Skills courses: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one Critical Analysis courses: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one Critical Analysis courses: 3 Credit Hours

Footnotes

1 This course fulfills the College of Arts and Letters writing-intensive requirement for the major.
2 These courses satisfy concentration requirements when the topic is appropriate.
3 Students may receive SMAD credit for either SMAD 472  or SMAD 472L , but not both.

Total: 39 Credit Hours

Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Second Year

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Third Year

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Fourth Year

Choose one: 3 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours

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