Communication and Media Arts Major - Multimedia Journalism Concentration
Requirements
Bachelor of Arts (6 credits of foreign language required) or Bachelor of Science
Multimedia Journalism Program Description
The Multimedia Journalism Concentration emphasizes foundational journalistic skills such as writing, researching, and interviewing for the dissemination of information across a spectrum of media platforms that require conceptualizing, producing, and packaging stories. Coursework offers students extensive opportunities to gain valuable experience in the traditional media forms of print, radio, and video, as well as in social media, web content production, and other emerging forms of new media.
36 total credits - 18 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Multimedia Journalism Courses (21 credits required) | ||
| WRIT 409 | Digital Writing | 3.00 |
| COMM 170 | Media and Society | 3.00 |
| COMM 203 | News Writing and Reporting | 3.00 |
| COMM 261 | Beginning Digital Filmmaking | 3.00 |
| COMM 304 | Digital Storytelling and Social Media | 3.00 |
| COMM 330 | Multimedia Journalism | 3.00 |
| COMM 403 | Experiential Learning in Multimedia Journalism | 3.00 |
| COMM 491 | Senior Capstone 1 | 0.00 |
| Multimedia Journalism Complimentary Focus | ||
| Select six credits from one of the following Focus Groups: 2 | 6.00 | |
| Business Communication Complementary Focus | ||
| Advertising & Promotion | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Media Production Complementary Focus | ||
| Intermediate Digital Filmmaking | ||
| Digital Audio Recording and Production | ||
| Advanced Digital Filmmaking | ||
| Photography Complementary Focus | ||
| Photography 1 | ||
| Photography 2 | ||
| Photography 3 | ||
| Multimedia Journalism Discovery Electives 3 | ||
| Select nine credits of the following: | 9.00 | |
Discovery electives include all courses listed above not taken as part of a student's complementary focus 3 | ||
| Nonfiction Literature and Literacy | ||
| U.S. National, State and Local Government | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Persuasion and Society | ||
| Group Communication Processes | ||
| LGBTQIA Media | ||
| Media Criticism and Theory | ||
| Internship | ||
| Special Topics Seminar | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Hours | 36.00 | |
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Senior Capstone Statement: Courses to be paired with COMM 491 Senior Capstone for identification as capstone with consent of advisor (minimum 3 credits) include: COMM 403 Experiential Learning in Multimedia Journalism, COMM 462 Advanced Digital Filmmaking, COMM 475 Internship, COMM 498 Independent Study.
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Coursework in the complementary focus cannot overlap with coursework in a student's minor.
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Discovery electives cannot overlap with coursework in a student's minor.