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Aug 31, 2024
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Academic Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism in the Public Interest Minor
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Journalism in the Public Interest Learning Outcomes
Students who complete a minor in Journalism in the Public Interest should be able to:
- Write an effective hard-news story (write an effective lead, quote useful sources accurately, present pertinent information accurately, proofread meticulously, follow AP style);
- Demonstrate an understanding of the professional and ethical obligations of a working journalist;
- Edit a news story effectively;
- Create an effective piece of multimedia reporting;
- Articulate the ways in which a free press matters to a healthy democracy;
- Recognize how economic interests and power structures affect the nature of the news industry and how it represents the world;
- Follow the news habitually and critically.
The Journalism in the Public Interest Minor
The minor requires a minimum of 20 semester credit hours. Students must have at least a 2.0 GPA in the minor. The minor requires: two journalism synthesis courses; at least two applied journalism courses; and a third applied journalism course or a practicum.
Because this minor is interdivisional, students may complete any major to satisfy the college requirement that the major and minor be in different divisions.
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Requirements (20 Credits Minimum):
Applied Journalism Courses:
Take both of the following:
Journalism in the Public Interest Synthesis Courses:
Take both of the following:
Take One of the Following Three Options:
Note:
For the purpose of fulfilling the college distribution requirement, JOURN 100 , JOURN 300 , and JOURN 320 count as Humanities courses. JOURN 200 counts as a Social Science course.
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