Minor in Journalism

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This program is designed to address the needs of students who wish to combine two areas of academic study into one profession (such as business journalism or writing about the arts) or to increase their understanding of journalism from an academic standpoint, an option that may be particularly useful for education majors.

The program consists of 21 credits, and students must complete College Composition I (COMP 01111 ) and College Composition II (COMP 01112 ) and achieve an overall 2.0 GPA in order to be admitted to the minor.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 12 s.h.

JRN 02205 - Journalism Principles And Practices Credits: 3
JRN 02310 - News Reporting I Credits: 3
JRN 02319 - Media Ethics Credits: 3
JRN 02321 - Digital Journalism I Credits: 3

Electives: 9 s.h.

(choose three)

PR 06425 - Advanced Publication Layout and Design Credits: 3
JRN 02341 - Broadcast News Writing Credits: 3
JRN 02323 - Crime Reporting Credits: 3
JRN 02312 - Feature Writing Credits: 3
RTF 03295 - Introduction to New Media Credits: 3
JRN 02410 - Journalism Senior Seminar-Wi Credits: 3
JRN 02313 - Magazine Article Writing Credits: 3
JRN 02319 - Media Ethics Credits: 3
JRN 02335 - Media Law Credits: 3
JRN 02311 - News Reporting II-Wi Credits: 3
JRN 02420 - South Jersey News Service Credits: 3
JRN 02307 - On-Camera Field Reporting Credits: 3
JRN 02325 - Digital Journalism II Credits: 3
JRN 02314 - Photojournalism Credits: 3
RTF 03396 - Sports Broadcasting I Credits: 3
JRN 02326 - Sports Broadcasting I Credits: 3
RTF 03397 - Sports Broadcasting II Credits: 3
JRN 02327 - Sports Broadcasting II Credits: 3
JRN 02361 - Sports Journalism I Credits: 3
JRN 02362 - Sports Journalism II Credits: 3
JRN 02363 - Data Journalism Credits: 3
JRN 02305 - TV Newscast Credits: 3
JRN 02365 - Introduction to Entrepreneurial Media Credits: 3
JRN 02366 - Social Media Management and Metrics Credits: 3
PR 06324 - Social Media Management and Metrics Credits: 3
JRN 01407 - Special Topics in Journalism Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 21 s.h.

Substitution of one course NOT on the above list of electives may be made with the approval of the Department Chair.