Journalism Major

Requirements:

• COM 101x - Mass Media and Society
• COM 217 - Communication Practicum in Print Media
• COM 260 - News Writing and Editing
• COM 261 - Feature Writing
• COM 328 - Media Law
• COM 417 - Internship

Cognate Requirements:

• ART 164 - Photography I

Total credits required: 41

Notes:

*COM217 is a 1 credit course to be taken twice.
**Requires acceptance into the CCCU Washington journalism semester program.
***COM310 must be a topic in journalism.

Students choosing the GEN312 course option must first be accepted into the CCCU Washington journalism semester program. The Washington journalism semester program is an advanced, experiential semester on Capitol Hill and consists of 3 seminar courses (Foundations for Media Involvement - 4 credits; Reporting in Washington - 3 credits; and Washington, News, and Public Discourse - 3 credits) and a 6 credit internship. For more details on the program refer to page 14 or contact the Communications department.