The request to create JOUR 4410 and revise Minor in Journalism

Date: February 18, 2015
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 6, 2015
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2015

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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JOUR 4410. Professional Internship. (3,6) Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing, Journalism minor, 2.0 GPA in all coursework in the minor, and completion of JOUR 3160 or JOUR 3162. Students work 8-10 hours per week (total 120 hours per semester) for 3 credit hours, or 16-20 hours (total 240 hours per semester) for 6 credit hours in an approved placement. May be repeated for credit in a different internship with permission of advisor and the Communication Studies Internship Coordinator. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Minor in Journalism

The Minor in Journalism provides an introduction to journalism areas such as writing, editing, feature writing, layout and design, and related communication and media issues. The minor consists of 20 hours of coursework.

Required Courses (11 hours)

  • JOUR 2100 Language Craft (2)
  • JOUR 2160 Introduction to Journalism (3) (W)
  • JOUR 3160 Advanced News Reporting and Writing (3)
  • JOUR 3162 Feature Writing (3)

Elective Courses (9 hours)

The 9 hours of elective coursework needed to complete the minor may be selected from:

  • ENGL 4204 Expository Writing (3)
  • ENGL 4182 Information Design and Digital Publishing (3)
  • JOUR 3050 Topics in Journalism (3)
  • JOUR 3161 News Editing (3)
  • JOUR 3163 Visual Communication in the Media (3)
  • JOUR 3401 Journalism Practicum (2)
  • JOUR 4410 Professional Internship in Journalism (3)*
  • ARTG 2181 Graphic Design I (3)
  • ARTG 3183 Graphic Design II (3)
  • ARTT 2191 Photographic Media I (3)
  • COMM 3120 Communication and the Mass Media (3)
  • COMM 3127 Global Media (3)
  • COMM 3050 Topics in Communication Studies (3)*
  • COMM 3880 Independent Study (1-3)*
  • COMM 4101 Media and the Law (3)
  • COMM 4102 Federal Interpretation of the First Amendment (3)
  • COMM 4410 Professional Internship (3)*
  • POLS 3103 Public Opinion (3)
  • POLS 3104 Mass Media (3)

*with approval of advisor

With their advisor’s approval, students in the Communication Studies major may count as related coursework any course used to fulfill requirements for the Journalism minor as long as that course is not simultaneously being used to fulfill either core or concentration requirements of the major.