Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Media Arts and Design major, Journalism Concentration; B.S. degree option


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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.

Media Arts and Design Requirements (for B.S. degrees)


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.

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


Concentration (courses listed below): 24 Credit Hours

Total: 39 Credit Hours

Footnote

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

Journalism Concentration Requirements


Course Requirements


Choose one Advanced Applied Skills 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 Journalism Majors


First Year


Total: 30 Credit Hours


Second Year


Total: 30 Credit Hours


Third Year


Total: 30 Credit Hours


Fourth Year


Total: 30 Credit Hours


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