Department of Communication & Journalism

Print Journalism Option

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

Fall		Spring
ENGL 1013 Composition I¹	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II¹	3
Social Sciences¹	3	Social Sciences¹	3
Science with Lab¹	4	Mathematics¹	3
JOUR 2133 Introduction to Mass Communication	3	JOUR 2163 Introduction to Multimedia	3
TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1	Elective^2,5	2
Total Hours	14	Total Hours	14

Fall		Spring
Beginning Language I⁴	3	Beginning Language II⁴	3
Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication¹	3	Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3
Science with Lab¹	4	U.S. History/Government¹	3
JOUR 2143 Media Writing	3	Print Option Course³	3
Journalism Practicum⁵	1	Journalism Practicum⁵	1
Elective^2,5	1	Elective^2,5	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

Fall		Spring
Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3	Print Option Course³	4
JOUR 3133 Media Management and Diversity	3	Journalism Practicum⁵	1
Journalism Practicum⁵	1	JOUR 3143 News Reporting	3
Elective^2,5	9	Elective^2,5	8
Total Hours	16	Total Hours	16

Fall		Spring
Print Option Course³	3	JOUR 4053 Mass Communication Seminar	3
JOUR 4123 Laws of Communication	3	JOUR 4883 Mass Communication Theory	3
Elective^2,5	8	JOUR Elective (3000-4000 level)	3
		Elective^2,5	6
Total Hours	14	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements"
²Recommended electives include SOC 1003 Introductory Sociology, PSY 2003 General Psychology, ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I, POLS 2003 American Government, POLS 3033 American State and Local Government, COMM 2003 Public Speaking, COMM 3003 Interpersonal Communication.
³Print option courses include JOUR 3153 Feature Writing, JOUR 3714 Copy Editing, JOUR 4143 Advanced Reporting.
⁴Must be same language. Students may waive three hours of language requirement for every one year of language study in high school with grades of "C" or better.
⁵At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000-4000 level courses.