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.