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Student ID:__________________________
Student Name:_______________________
Advisor Name:_______________________
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Catalog: 2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Program: Journalism, B.A.
Minimum Credits Required:__________________
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Journalism, B.A.
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About the Journalism Bachelor’s ProgramThe journalism degree program prepares students for meaningful careers in today’s leading news organizations. Journalism classes are steeped in traditional journalism values and emphasize the importance of storytelling, clarity, conciseness, accuracy, and fairness in reporting.
Augmenting journalism education based in valued traditions, the College of Media and Communication journalism faculty and staff work with news organizations in the Southwest to provide students meaningful internships and other career-advancing opportunities.
Texas Tech offers a multi-platform journalism program. All journalism majors study the unique attributes of print, broadcast, and online news content and production. Students have the opportunity to produce news and information using a variety of media including social, print, broadcast and online.
In order to ensure expertise in a content area, Journalism majors are required to choose either a 15-credit interdisciplinary cognate, an 18-21 credit minor, or a second major. Suggested cognates include strategic communication, media economics and management, visual communication, bilingual journalism, international/intercultural communication, education and social issues, communication studies, political journalism, health/science/environmental studies, and digital/social media studies. Students may pursue additional cognates with advisor and department chair approval.
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Recommended Sample Curriculum |
First Year |
Fall |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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MCOM 1300 - Foundations of Media and Communication
TCCNS: COMM1307 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
(fulfills Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement) | | | | |
POLS 1301 - American Government, Organization
TCCNS: GOVT2305 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric
TCCNS: ENGL1301 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
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MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I
TCCNS: MATH1324 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
OR | | | | |
MATH 1320 - College Algebra
TCCNS: MATH1314 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours (choose from the university core curriculum)
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| MCOM 1100 - Success in Media and Communication | 1 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
Total: 17 |
Spring |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| MCOM 1301 - Introduction to Digital and Social Media | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric
TCCNS: ENGL1302 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
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MATH 2300 - Statistical Methods
TCCNS: MATH1342, 1442, 2342, 2442 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
OR | | | | |
| MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
OR | | | | |
MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II
TCCNS: MATH1325, 1425 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
(If MATH 1330 is chosen for the first math requirement, MATH 1331 will satisfy the second math requirement. MATH 2300, MATH 2345 or MATH 1331 must be passed with a C or better.) | | | | |
| JEM 2301 - Introduction to Media Production and Composition | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
JOUR 2300 - Principles of Journalism
TCCNS: COMM2302 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
Total: 15 |
Second Year |
Fall |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| MCOM 2350 - Communicating in a Global Society (fulfills Multicultural requirement) | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JEM 2302 - Foundations of Digital Post-Production and Workflow | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JOUR 2310 - News Writing | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877
TCCNS: HIST1301 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
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Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours (choose from the university core curriculum)
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Total: 16 |
Spring |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication (fulfills Oral Communication requirement) | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
POLS 2302 - American Public Policy
TCCNS: GOVT2306 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
HIST 2301 - History of the United States Since 1877
TCCNS: HIST1302 | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| MCOM 2301 - Visual Storytelling (fulfills Creative Arts requirement) | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| MCOM 2330 - Media Literacy (fulfills Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement) | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
Total: 15 |
Third Year |
Fall |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| JOUR 3311 - Online Journalism Production | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JOUR 3312 - Reporting | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| PHOT 3310 - Photography I | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| MCOM 3320 - Mass Communications Law | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JOUR 3355 - Media Ethics | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
Total: 15 |
Spring |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| JOUR 3314 - Broadcast Journalism | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JOUR 3350 - History of American Journalism | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JOUR 3380 - Editing | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| MCOM 3300 - Mass Media Theories and Society | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
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MCOM Global Communication or Foreign Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
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Total: 15 |
Fourth Year |
Fall |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| JOUR 3390 - Internship in Journalism | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
| JOUR 4370 - Advanced Reporting | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
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Cognate/Minor Elective 6 Semester Credit Hours
MCOM Global Communication or Foreign Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
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Total: 15 |
Spring |
| Course Name | Semester Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| JOUR 4350 - Multiplatform News Delivery | 3 Semester Credit Hours | | | |
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Cognate/Minor Elective 9 Semester Credit Hours
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Total: 12 |
Total Hours: 120Students majoring in journalism are required to complete 58 hours from the following core courses: MCOM 1100 or one-hour EMC practicum; MCOM 1300, MCOM 1301, MCOM 2350, MCOM 3300, MCOM 3320, JEM 2301, JEM 2302, JOUR 2300, JOUR 2310, JOUR 3311, JOUR 3312, JOUR 3314, JOUR 3350, JOUR 3355, JOUR 3380, JOUR 3390, JOUR 4350, JOUR 4370, PHOT 3310.
Journalism students must also choose either a 15-hour interdisciplinary cognate or an 18-hour minor and either 6 hours (with a minor) or 9 hours (with a cognate) of electives in ADV, COMS, EMC, JOUR, MDST, or PR.
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MCOM Global Communication CoursesChoose from MCOM 2350; ADV 4301, ADV 4313, COMS 3332, EMC 3358, JOUR 3370, PR 4351.
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