Major Requirements
This is just an overview of the courses required here at CoJMC. Please make an appointment with one of our advisors on MyPlan to ensure you're on the right track to graduation. You can find more information on our advisors at the bottom of this page.
53 credits in your major
68 outside
120 total
100-Level Required Courses
- JOMC 100: First Year Experience
- JOMC 101: Principles of Mass Media
- Communication Design
- JOMC 130: Intro to Design Thinking
- JOMC 131: Core Modules 1
- JOMC 132: Core Modules 2
- JOMC 133: Advanced Modules
- JOMC 134: Visual Communication Projects
- ADPR 151: Intro: Advertising & PR
Experience Lab
- JOMC 197: Experience Lab
- JOMC 297: Experience Lab
- JOMC 397: Experience Lab
200-Level Required Courses
- JOMC 20: Professional Development
- JOUR 200A: Editing & Reporting I
- JOMC 222: Social Justice, Human Rights & Media
Choose 2 CoJMC Electives
- Choose from ADPR, BRDC, JOUR, JOMC, or SPMC
400-Level Required Courses
- JOMC 486: Mass Media Law
- JOMC 487: Mass Media and Society
- JOMC 98: Senior Assessment
Students must complete 1 option
Media Production Option
- BRDC 227: Principles of Audio
- BRDC 260: Writing & Content Develop
- BRDC 269: Video Production
Complete 1 of the following:
- ADPR 381: ADPR Research
- JOUR 307: Data Journalism
- SPMC 350: Sports Data Visual and Analytics
Complete one focus by selecting two courses
Video
- JOMC 306: Adv. Visual Comm in Photojournalism
- BRDC 328: Television Production
- BRDC 359: Cinematography-Videography
- BRDC 374: News Videography
- BRDC 433: Digital Motion Graphics
- BRDC 469: Adv. Cinematography-Videography
- BRDC 473: Broadcast Documentary
Audio
- BRDC 327: Adv. Audio Content Creation
- BRDC 372: Broadcast News Writing for Audio
- BRDC 375: Sports Broadcasting
- BRDC 427: Podcasting
Multimedia
- JOUR 304: Multimedia Journalism
- ADPR 333: Design & Layout
- ADPR 358: UX/UI Design
- ADPR 362: Digital Content Creation
- ADPR 458: Interactive Design
- BRDC 433: Digital Motion Graphics
Complete one of the following capstones:
News Option
- JOUR 107: Information Gathering
- JOUR 200B: Editing & Reporting II
- JOUR 348: The Real World
- JOUR 307: Data Journalism
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Complete 6 credit hours from the following:
- JOUR 302: Beat Reporting
- JOUR 303: Editing for Digital Media
- JOUR 304: Multimedia Journalism
- JOUR 306: Digital Photojournalism
- JOUR 346: Nebraska Mosaic
- BRDC 372: Broadcast News Writing for Audio
- BRDC 374: News Videography
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Complete 6 credit hours of BRDC or JOUR 300/400 level classes.
- BRDC/JOUR 300/400
- BRDC/JOUR 300/400
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Complete 3 credit hours of CoJMC elective classes.
- ADPR/BRDC/JOMC/JOUR/SPMC
- Capstone: JOUR 400: News Lab