Degree Programs

Master of Arts and Master of Science programs l Bachelor of Arts l Bachelor of Science l Journalism as a minor

 

Master of Arts/Master of Science programs
Admission Requirements All requirements listed in the official catalog of The University of Texas at Tyler which include: Minimum Graduate Record Examination score of 1000 or 1200 with a aggregate score computed as Verbal Ability + Quantitative Ability or Analytical Ability + 100 x GPA Minimum grade-point average of 2.5 on last 60 hours of upper division course work and 3.0 on all graduate work Degree Requirements All requirements listed in the official catalog of The University of Texas at Tyler which include: Total of 36 semester hours of graduate work Minimum of 12 semester credit hours in a first field and six in each of two other fields Minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in each of three selected fields and in all graduate work No course with a grade below "C" may apply toward this degree Successful completion of a written, comprehensive examination over the three fields of study shown in the degree plan Time Limitation: Degree requirements must be completed within a six-year period including graduate credit transferred from another institution.
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Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism requires 124 hours as follows:
A. University Core Curriculum (47 hours)
B. 36 hours of journalism, 24 of which must be upper-division, and 12 must be taken at UT Tyler:
	1.	Journalism Core
		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
		must be taken within the first nine (9) hours of journalism courses.
	2.	Journalism Option
		New/Editorial Option (18 hours)	Public Relations Option (18 hours)
		JOUR 3301 Feature Writing	JOUR 3355 Writing for Public Relations
		JOUR 3311 Visual Design	JOUR 3340 PRinciples of Advertising
		JOUR 3360 Photojournalism	JOUR 3351 Advertising Writing and Design
		JOUR 3356 Electronic Publishing	JOUR 3375 Principles of Public Relations
		JOUR 3305 Advanced News Writing and Editing	JOUR 4363 Public Relations Case Studies
		JOUR 4300 Opinion Writing	JOUR 4365 Public Relations Techniques
	3.	Upper-division Journalism Electives
		Total	36 Semester Credit Hours
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Bachelor of Science
The B. S. degree requirements in journalism are the same as those for the B. A. degree except 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 as lower-division preparation. These six hours may be taken at the lower- or upper-division.
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Journalism as a minor
Journalism may be chosen as a minor to satisfy bachelor degree programs with majors in other fields. This program requires 18 hours of journalism, 12 of which must be advanced. Courses are selected by the student in consultation with a member of the Department of Communication.
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