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Next PageBachelor of Arts/ or Science in Journalism Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours=120
A. University Core Curriculum (44 hrs.)
B. A minimum grade of "C" in all journalism courses
C. 36 hours of journalism, 24 of which must be upper-division, and 12 must be taken at UT Tyler.
1. Journalism Core: (12 hours)
JOUR 2306: Media Design and Production *
JOUR 2307: Mass Media and Society**
JOUR 2311: Writing for the Mass Media**
JOUR 3318: Mass Media Law and Ethics
JOUR 3385: History of Mass Media
*Students demonstrating competency may substitute an additional three hours of journalism electives
**must be taken within the first nine (9) hours of journalism courses.
2. Journalism Option: (15-18 hours)
News/Editorial Option (15 hr.) |
JOUR 3301: Feature Writing |
JOUR 3312: Production Design |
JOUR 3303: Reporting/News Writing |
JOUR 4300 Opinion Writing |
or JOUR 4325 R-TV News Writing |
JOUR 4332 Advanced News Writing |
Public Relations Option (18 hrs.) |
JOUR 3340 Principles of Advertising |
JOUR 3311 Visual Design |
JOUR 3375 Principles of Public Relations |
JOUR 3395 Writing for P.R. and Adv. |
JOUR 4363 P.R. & Adv. Case Studies |
JOUR 4365 P.R. and Adv.. Campaigns |
3. Upper-division Journalism Electives (3-6 hours)
Total: |
36 Sem. Credit Hrs. |
D. Outside Required Courses: 6 hours from the following:
SPCM 1315: Fundamentals of Speech Communication
ECON 1301: Introduction to Economics
ECON 2301: Principles of Economics I
POLS 3310: International Relations
MANA 3311: Organization Theory and Behavior
MARK 3311: Principles of Marketing
GEOG 1313: World Regional Geography
ANTH 3330: Cultural Anthropology
E. Electives —including 4 semesters of foreign language
F. Minor –at least 18 hrs. in a single related discipline to be chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor.
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Total Semester Credit Hours=120
The B.S. degree requirements in journalism are the same as those for the B.A. degree except that instead of a foreign language requirement, the student is required to take six hours of mathematics, science, economics, geography and/or computer science, in addition to those otherwise counted in the Core Curriculum. These six hours may be taken at the lower- or upper-division.