Media Studies Minor
Students with career objectives in management and research in journalism can choose this emphasis.
Please view the curriculum worksheet for information on courses by emphasis.
This emphasis is recommended for students who intend to pursue a master’s degree in journalism.
Degree Requirements
Core Courses
Required: 15 credits by completing these courses
- 141 – Intro to Media: News, Public Relations and Advertising
- 221 – Writing for the Media
- 239 – Media Photography I* OR 251 – Foundations of Multimedia Storytelling
- 324 – Editing
- 412 – Law of Mass Communication
Media Studies Core
Required: 9 credits by completing three courses listed — a course taken as a requirement does not count again toward the 9 credit in the emphasis electives or the 6 credit in the general elective requirements
- 312 – Media Ethics*
- 341 – Media & Society
- 371 – History of Journalism in the United States
Media Studies Electives
Required: 9 credits by completing three courses from the following — at least 3 credits must be a 400-level course, unless a 400-level course is taken in the emphasis core
- 239 – Media Photography I* OR 331 – Visual Media Design
- 315 – Public Relations Techniques OR 327 – Reporting OR 351 – Ad Copy, Layout & Production
- 340 – New & Emerging Media
- 347 – Journalism in Literature and Film
- 380 – Global Media
- 457 – Media Organization & Management
- 472 – Research in Strategic Communication
General Electives
Required: 6 credits from this list — classes already taken do NOT count again as general electives
Click here to view the course prerequisites for more information
Non-Journalism Required Courses
All Journalism majors must take:
- Computer Science 125 – Worldwide Website Development
- History 202 – Modern United States History Since 1877
- Political Science 105 – American Government and Policies
- Add ONE from the list below:
- 67-189 PBIS Statistics
- 67-201 Applied Statistics
- 86-203 Elementary Psychological Statistics
- 92-281 Social Statistics
The Internship (427) course will NOT count toward the 39 credits for the journalism major.