Journalism, B.A.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015  requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

• C 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
• C 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
• C 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
• Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
• V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3
• FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

Required Courses

• Departmental Core Courses Credits: 30 

• COJO 3480 - Internship Credits: 1-12 (3)
• COJO 3530 - Multimedia Production Credits: 3
• COJO 4500 - Mass Communication Law Credits: 3
• Elective Credits: 15 (At least 9 hours must be from the list of journalism courses.)Three hours need to be upper division in COJO.  The other three hours can be upper or lower division in COJO/COMM.

Departmental Core Courses

In addition to the university studies requirements listed in this catalog, all students majoring in communication and journalism must take the following required courses:

• COMM 1000 - Intro to Mass Media Credits: 3
• COMM 2010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
• COMM 2100 - Media Writing Credits: 3
• STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4
• COJO 3070 - Communication Research Credits: 3
• LANG 1010 - First Semester in (TOPIC) Credits: 1‑4 (4)
• LANG 1020 - Second Semester in (TOPIC) Credits: 1‑4 (4)

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

• A&S U.S. Diversity (ASD) Credits: 3
• A&S Global Awareness (ASG) Credits: 3

Additional Program Requirements

• Human Culture Credits: 6 (H)