Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

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The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism prepares students for a variety of journalism career opportunities in writing, broadcast, multimedia and editing/publishing.

General Education

All students starting before Fall 2018 and transfer students must complete the University General Education Requirements as described in the Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Core

All first-time Freshmen starting in Fall 2018 or after must complete the University Rowan Core Requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

All students must complete the Rowan Experience requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 18 s.h.

Courses in this section cannot be in the major department.

Major Requirements

Required (Foundational) Courses for Major: 27 s.h.

JRN 02205 - Journalism Principles And Practices Credits: 3
JRN 02310 - News Reporting I Credits: 3
JRN 02311 - News Reporting II-Wi Credits: 3
JRN 02319 - Media Ethics Credits: 3
JRN 02420 - South Jersey News Service Credits: 3
JRN 02321 - Digital Journalism I Credits: 3
JRN 02325 - Digital Journalism II Credits: 3
JRN 02335 - Media Law Credits: 3
JRN 02410 - Journalism Senior Seminar-WI Credits: 3 (Fulfills Writing Intensive (WI) Requirement)

Journalism Electives: 12 s.h.

(Each student must complete 12 s.h. from the following list.)

JRN 02101 - News Media Literacy Credits: 3 (Fulfills Humanistic Literacy (HUML) core requirement)
JRN 02363 - Data Journalism Credits: 3
PR 06354 - News Trends & Media Relations Credits: 3
JRN 02365 - Introduction to Entrepreneurial Media Credits: 3
RTF 03295 - Introduction to New Media Credits: 3
JRN 02356 - Journalism Internship Fall Credits: 1 to 3
JRN 02313 - Magazine Article Writing Credits: 3
JRN 02366 - Social Media Management and Metrics Credits: 3 crosslisted
PR 06324 - Social Media Management and Metrics Credits: 3 crosslisted
JRN 02314 - Photojournalism Credits: 3
JRN 02326 - Sports Broadcasting I Credits: 3 crosslisted
RTF 03396 - Sports Broadcasting I Credits: 3 crosslisted
JRN 02327 - Sports Broadcasting II Credits: 3 crosslisted
RTF 03397 - Sports Broadcasting II Credits: 3 crosslisted
JRN 02361 - Sports Journalism I Credits: 3
JRN 02362 - Sports Journalism II Credits: 3
JRN 02341 - Broadcast News Writing Credits: 3
JRN 02307 - On-Camera Field Reporting Credits: 3 FALL ONLY
JRN 02305 - TV Newscast Credits: 3 SPRING ONLY
JRN 01407 - Special Topics in Journalism Credits: 3 Vary by semester. Students may take as many as they wish.

Free Electives: 54 s.h.

It is highly recommended that all Journalism Majors take at least one semester of Journalism Internship as part of their Free Electives. Students can use other Free Electives to earn another Major, Minor or Certificate of Undergraduate Study.

Recommended Journalism Focus Areas

It is recommended that students use their four Journalism Electives to build an area of expertise.

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120 s.h.

Students must earn a grade of at least a C minus in each course under Core Requirements and Sequences. C minus or above is required in all prerequisites to other courses.

Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in their 39 credits of the major, and a 2.0 overall GPA to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Transfer courses of 300 level or above that correlate with Rowan’s courses will be accepted in the major.

Students may earn up to 9 credits in internships. Any other internships can be taken on their own, but not for credit.