Requirements
Students are expected to complete a minimum of six courses from the following options:
A. Core Courses
Students will be required to take (at least) one course from each of these two areas.
History/Culture
AMST/JOUR 137b: Journalism in Modern America
HIST/JOUR 163a: The Road to 9/11 and Beyond
JOUR 15a: Documentary Journalism: Reporting for Storytelling and Broadcast
JOUR 114b: Arts Journalism, Pop Culture and Digital Innovation
JOUR 120a: The Culture of Journalism
Writing
JOUR 101a: The Fundamentals of Journalism
AMST/JOUR 109b: Reinventing Journalism for the Local Level
AMST/JOUR 113a: Longform Journalism: Storytelling for Magazines and Podcasts
B. Ethics
Students will be required to complete the following ethics course.
JOUR 110b: Ethics in Journalism
C. Internship
Students are required to complete an outside internship in Journalism/Media to satisfy this requirement. In place of an outside internship, students may take AMST/JOUR 109b: Reinventing Journalism for the Local Level and JOUR 89a: Contemporary Media: Internship and Analysis.
D. Two Electives from Five Special Areas
Students will be required to take two electives from the following five special areas of study.
- Media Innovation (it is recommended that at least one of your electives come from this category)
- Politics, Law and Ethics
- Science Communications / Analytical and Research Methods
- History, Principles and Practice
- Communications Theory
Students are strongly encouraged to choose their electives from different groups.
Not every course will be offered every year.