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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2013–2015 School of Communication and Information Programs of Study Journalism and Media Studies Major Requirements  

Major Requirements


Students majoring in journalism and media studies must complete the prerequisite survey requirement of 04:189:102 Introduction to Media Systems and Processes (3 credits) or an equivalent transfer course before admission to the major. Students must also fulfill an interdisciplinary requirement within the school outside of the major prior to their senior year in order to graduate:

Interdisciplinary Requirement (3 credits):

Either 04:189:101  Introduction to Communication and Information Processes OR 04:189:103  Information Technology and Informatics

 

Students must complete 30 credits in the journalism and media studies program for the major:

 

Core Requirements (9 credits):

All students must complete these two courses:

04:567:324  News Reporting and Writing (skills course)

04:567:480  Media Ethics and Law

All students must complete at least one of the following two courses:

04:567:310  Broadcast Newswriting (skills course) or

04:567:325  Writing for Print Media (skills course)

 

Conceptual Requirements (6 credits):

All students must take at least two conceptual courses in journalism and media studies. Courses such as 04:567:278  News Media and Government in America, 04:567:334  Gender, Race, and Class in the Media, and 04:567:350  Development of Mass Media, among others, fulfill this requirement. Check the school's website for a complete list of which courses will fulfill this requirement.

 

Elective Requirements (15 credits):

Each student must complete 15 credits of departmental electives at the 300 and 400 levels. Students are strongly encouraged to take 04:567:394 Internship in Journalism and Media Studies, a 6-credit internship. See the catalog page below for further information. A maximum of 9 credits may be taken in a combination of internship and independent study; in addition, students may not enroll in the internship and an independent study concurrently.

 

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all 04:567 curriculum courses in order for those courses to count toward the major. 

 
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