Professional Journalism Track
Professional Journalism Track (Option III)Option III: requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of credit, at least 18 of which must be in courses open exclusively to graduate students (800 or 900 level without 400 or lower counterparts). The program must include no fewer than 18 hours in the major. Capstone project and intensive coursework in place of a minor. 15 hours of coursework is required and student select 21 hours of electives.
| 1. Required Courses | |||
| JGRD 901 Mass Media Issues & Ethics | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 902 Multi-platform journalism | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 903 Media Management | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 992 Professional project | 6 cr. hr. |
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| 2. Elective Courses | |||
| BRDC 866 Telecommunications & Info. Systems | 3 cr. hr. |
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| BRDC 869 Advanced Cinematography/Videography | 3 cr. hr. |
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| BRDC 873 Broadcast Documentary | 3 cr. hr. |
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| BRDC 874 Advanced Broadcast Writing | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 809 Seminar in Media Law** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 811 Seminar in Media History ** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 820 Mass Media: Introduction ** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 915 Mass Media Theory** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 919 Mass Media Research** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 954 Government and the Media** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 903 Media Management | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JGRD 992 Professional project | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 807 Investigative & Comp.-Assist. Reporting | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 808 Politics and the Media | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 812 Literature of Journalism | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 813 Media Economics ** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 814 Government Controls of Information | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 822 Race, Gender and Media | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 835 International Communications** | 3 cr. hr. |
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| JOUR 844 Science Writing | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 801 Depth Reporting | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 803 Public Journalism | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 804 News Photography | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 806 Advanced Digital News Photography | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 810 Creative Editing | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 867 School Publications | 3 cr. hr. |
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| NEWS 879 Advanced Graphics | 3 cr. hr. |
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| 36 cr. hr. total | |||
| Elective outside the College with permission from the student's committee | |||
| * One elective must be offered as a graduate only class | |||
| ** Courses offered to graduates only | |||
