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Journalism and Mass Media Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

A minimum cumulative university grade-point average of 2.50 is required of students in order to graduate with a degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Media.

A student who graduates with a major in the School of Journalism and Mass Media must complete a minimum of 120 credits of which a maximum of 12 credits can come from experiential courses (Practicum -- JAMM 401, Practicum in Tutoring -- JAMM 497, Internship -- JAMM 498, Directed Study -- JAMM 499). Students can receive no more than 6 credit hours for internship (JAMM 498) experience; students can repeat JAMM 498 one time. Students must obtain approval from the School of Journalism and Mass Media to apply internship credit toward a degree from the school.

Majors cannot apply more than 45 hours of courses in Journalism and Mass Media toward the 120-credit degree requirement and are required to take no fewer than 61 hours in the liberal arts and sciences. Majors may count no more than 8 hours of courses in Physical Education activity courses (PEB 106, PEB 107 and PEB 108) toward the 120 credits required for the degree.

Candidates for the B.S. degree are required to complete a second major, an academic minor or area of emphasis of at least 18 credits outside the School of Journalism and Mass Media. The emphasis area must be approved by the student's academic advisor.

JAMM 100 and JAMM 121 must be completed with a grade of C or better before a major may enroll in any other Journalism and Mass Media courses. All students must complete a minimum of 58 credits before enrolling in any upper-division course (numbered 300 or above) offered by the school.

No more than 18 credits of journalism and mass media courses from other institutions may be applied to a degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Media.

A student may not double major in the School of Journalism and Mass Media.

Courses required in all majors in the School of Journalism and Mass Media:

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)

JAMM 100

Media and Society (3 cr)

JAMM 121

Media Writing (3 cr)

JAMM 341

Mass Media Ethics (3 cr)

JAMM 448

Law of Mass Media (3 cr)

Two of the following courses:

JAMM 340

Cultural Diversity and the Media (3 cr)

JAMM 378

American Television Genres (3 cr)

JAMM 379

Hollywood Portrayals of Journalists (3 cr)

JAMM 440

Critical Issues in Mass Media (3 cr)

JAMM 443

Media Management and Economics (3 cr)

JAMM 444

Mass Media and Public Opinion (3 cr)

JAMM 445

History of Mass Media (3 cr)

JAMM 465

Political Advertising (3 cr)

JAMM 477

Documentary Film (3 cr)

JAMM 490

Global Media (3 cr)

Six credits of electives in Journalism and Mass Media (three of which must be upper division credits)

Students in the School are required to complete 15 credit hours within one of the four majors: Advertising; Broadcasting and Digital Media; Journalism; and Public Relations: