To graduate from the news-editorial sequence of the Department of Journalism, a student must meet all general University and College requirements for the degree and must complete the following courses, all of which must be taken for a traditional letter grade and for which all pre-requisites will be enforced:

Hours	Required Courses
3	JOUR 200–Introduction to Journalism
4	JOUR 400–Reporting 1
3	JOUR 405–History of American Journalism
3	JOUR 411–Law and Communications
4	JOUR 415–Reporting 2
4	JOUR 420–News Editing
4	JOUR 425–Graphics and Design
11-19	College of Media electives, at least six hours of which must be from courses (other than Discovery courses) taught by the Journalism Department and not cross-listed from other departments, including:
	JOUR 250–Journalism Ethics & Diversity
	JOUR 435–Radio Journalism
	JOUR 440–Television Journalism 1
	JOUR 445–Television Journalism 2
	JOUR 450–Media and Public Opinion
	JOUR 451–Research Methods in Journalism
	JOUR 455–Press and Modern Presidency
	JOUR 465–Photojournalism
	JOUR 470–International Reporting
	JOUR 475–Magazine Writing
	JOUR 480–Advanced Reporting Topics (repeatable), with separate sections offering a changing array of specialized topics such as:
	Advanced Photojournalism
	Art and Craft of Personal Journalism
	Business and Financial Reporting in a Global Economy
	Digital Reporting
	Digital Newsroom Practicum
	Documentary on Television and Film
	In-Depth Research Techniques for Print and Broadcast
	Investigating Contemporary Phenomena / Immersion Journalism
	Investigative Reporting for Print and Broadcast
	Literary Feature Writing
	Multimedia Journalism
	Online Publishing
	Radio Feature Reporting
	Specialty Reporting
	Sports Reporting
	Television Documentary Production
	JOUR 485–Magazine Editing
	JOUR 490–Professional Project
	JOUR 495–Internship Seminar
36-44	Subtotal in College of Media: All courses offered by or cross-listed with Advertising (ADV), Journalism (JOUR), Media Studies (COMM or MS) or the College of Media (MDIA) the count in this total.
36	At least 6 hours of credit in each of the six following areas: economics, literature, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology or anthropology. Courses taken in these fields may, if they qualify, also fulfill the requirement of advanced hours and General Education courses outside the College of Media. Undergraduate seminar courses (199) and hours earned through placement tests may not be used to fulfill these departmental requirements.

Broadcast Journalism Sequence

To graduate from the broadcast journalism sequence of the Department of Journalism, a student must meet all General University and College requirements for a degree and must complete the following courses, all of which must be taken for a traditional letter grade and for which all pre-requisites will be enforced:

Hours	Required Courses
3	JOUR 200–Introduction to Journalism
4	JOUR 400–Reporting 1
3	JOUR 405–History of American Journalism
3	JOUR 411–Law and Communications
4	JOUR 435–Radio Journalism
4	JOUR 440–Television Journalism 1
4	JOUR 445–Television Journalism 2
11-19	College of Media electives, at least six hours of which must be from courses (other than Discovery courses) taught by the Journalism Department and not cross-listed from other departments, including:
	JOUR 250–Journalism Ethics & Diversity
	JOUR 415–Reporting 2
	JOUR 420–News Editing
	JOUR 425–Graphics and Design
	JOUR 450–Media and Public Opinion
	JOUR 451–Research Methods in Journalism
	JOUR 455–Press and Modern Presidency
	JOUR 465–Photojournalism
	JOUR 470–International Reporting
	JOUR 475–Magazine Writing
	JOUR 480–Advanced Reporting Topics(repeatable), with separate sections offering a changing array of specialized topics such as:
	Advanced Photojournalism
	Art and Craft of Personal Journalism
	Business and Financial Reporting in a Global Economy
	Digital Reporting
	Digital Newsroom Practicum
	Documentary on Television and Film
	In-Depth Research Techniques for Print and Broadcast
	Investigating Contemporary Phenomena / Immersion Journalism
	Investigative Reporting for Print and Broadcast
	Literary Feature Writing
	Multimedia Journalism
	Online Publishing
	Radio Feature Reporting
	Specialty Reporting
	Sports Reporting
	Television Documentary Production
	JOUR 485–Magazine Editing
	JOUR 490–Professional Project
	JOUR 495–Internship Seminar
36-44	Subtotal in College of Media: All courses offered by or cross-listed with Advertising (ADV), Journalism (JOUR), Media Studies (COMM or MS) or the College of Media (MDIA) count in this total.
36	At least 6 hours of credit in each of six of the following seven areas: economics, literature, history, natural science, philosophy, political science, and sociology or anthropology. Additionally, at least four courses, which may include courses from these areas must be taken in each of two department-approved areas of specialization. Courses taken in these areas may, if they qualify, also fulfill the requirement of advanced hours and General Education courses outside the College of Media. Undergraduate seminar courses (199), independent study courses, and hours earned through placement tests may not be used to fulfill any of these departmental requirements.