Journalism, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in Journalism will be able to:

1. Exhibit effective research and reporting practices.
2. Display strong interpretive, analytic, and critical thinking skills.
3. Communicate ideas clearly and accurately in forms appropriate to the purpose, medium, and audience.
4. Employ appropriate ethical and legal standards and professional codes in their service to their communities and cultures.

Lower-Division Requirements

• WRI 215 - Newspaper Workshop (1) *
• WRI 250 - Introduction to Journalism (3)
• COM 150 - Introduction to Media Communication (3)
• COM 243 - Introduction to TV and Film Production (3)

Upper-Division Requirements

• WRI 310 - Advanced Reporting (3)
• WRI 313 - Computer-Assisted Reporting (3)
• WRI 340 - Media Ethics and Law (3)
• WRI 345 - Editing (3)
• WRI 350 - Writing for the Mass Media (3)
• WRI 430 - Multimedia Journalism (3)
• WRI 440 - Magazine Editing and Concepts (3)
• WRI 470 - Internship in Writing (2)
• Two additional upper-division courses in literature listed under Literature, Spanish, or French. (6)

Major Total: 53 Units

Journalism Major with a Minor in Spanish

The Department offers a Journalism major with a Spanish Minor . This extremely marketable and desirable combination is recommended for Journalism majors who desire to work in American border cities or in Latin American countries, as well as for students seeking a Single-Subject Teaching Credential. The student completes an internship at a bilingual newspaper, magazine, radio, or television station. A maximum of two of the required upper-division literature courses in the Journalism major may be in Spanish or Latin American literature.