JOURNALISM Major Starting Fall 2010
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2010 OR LATER
Total Credit Hours 43
School of Communication Core (10 Hrs.)
COMM 100. SOC Seminar
COMM 175. Intro to Communication
- COMM 200. Communication & New Media
COMM 215. Ethics & Communication
Journalism Foundation Courses (6 Hrs.)
COMM 205. Reporting & Writing Across Platforms
COMM 208. Technology for Journalists
Research Methods (3 Hrs.)
- COMM 362. Journalism Research Methods
| Values (6 Hrs.) | |
|---|---|
COMM 282. Media Law (Required) and | COMM 340. Politics and the Press (PLSC 387) |
| COMM 279. Historical and Critical Issues in Journalism | COMM 341. Journalism and Race |
| COMM 3xx. Journalism and Religion* | COMM 372 Special Topics: Journalism |
Skills (12 Hrs.) Choose from a Concentration
| Electronic & Broadcast News | Digital & Visual Journalism | Print Journalism |
|---|---|---|
COMM 135. Intro to Video | COMM 206. Writing for the Web | COMM 262. Feature & Opinion Writing |
COMM 256. Broadcast News | COMM 263 Introduction to Design and Editing | COMM 259. News Editing |
COMM 284. TV Reporting | Elective (6 Credits) | Electives (6 Credits) |
Elective (3 Credits) |
JOURNALISM ELECTIVES: 135 Intro to Video
267 Business Reporting 206 Writing for the Web
275 Web Design & Usability 207 Photojournalism
298 Themes in Journalism
229 Journalistic Interviewing
315 Advanced Reporting 233 Magazine. Writing & Editing
328 Magazine Design and Production
253 Health Reporting
331. Writing and Marketing Articles 254 Literary Journalism
332 Investigative & Public Affairs Rptg.
256 Broadcast News
335 City News Bureau
259 News Editing
342 Human Rights Reporting
262 Feature & Opinion Writing
358. Newscasting and Producing 263 Intro to Design & Editing
372 Special Topics: Journalism 264 Sports Journalism
383. Radio Practicum Capstone (3 Hrs.) As a final course, preferably in the final semester, students must take a journalism practicum that adheres to a specific plan for reporting and writing in one of the following areas: business, religion, education, science and health, public service or government.
CMUN 315. Advanced Reporting (Mosiac)
COMM 332. Investigative Journalism
COMM 335. City News Bureau
CMUN 358. Newscasting & Producing
Internship (3 Hrs.) COMM 392. Journalism Internship (must be pre-approved by the program)
- SUPPORTING MINOR OR SECOND MAJOR
The ethical responsibilities of journalism challenge the practitioner to cultivate the broad areas of knowledge that will allow for informed reporting and investigation, so journalism majors must complete a minor in another university department where the potential exists to develop knowledge as context for journalistic practice.
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