Journalism, B.A.

University Studies Program

The University Studies Program 2015  

• FYS- First Year - Seminar Credits: 3
• COM 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
• COM 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
• COM 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

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 requiremens 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 Awarenesss (ASG) Credits: 3

Additional Program Requirements

• Human Culture Credits: 6 (H)