Journalism Major

Requirements:

• COM 101x - Mass Media and Society
• COM 217 - Communication Practicum in Print Media
• COM 225 - Media Law and Ethics
• COM 261 - Feature Writing
• COM 340 - News Writing and Editing
• COM 400 - Advanced Journalism
• COM 417 - Internship

Cognate Requirements:

• ART 164 - Photography I
• ECO 101 - Survey of Economics
• PSC 105 - Political Ideologies
• PSC 201 - State and Local Government
• SOC 290 - Cultural Anthropology

Total credits required: 49-53

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.

Internships range from 2-12 credits. The maximum credits applied to the major are noted under the 417 course designation.

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, contact the Communications department.