Journalism and Multimedia Studies Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN JOURNALISM AND MULTIMEDIA STUDIES:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits:1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^p and any one approved
	or	CO2^pcourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^p course and any one approved
		CO3^pcourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 105 ^p (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements: Credits: 45

Core Courses:

ENGL 116 - Media Literacy Credits: 3
ENGL 215 - Journalism I Credits: 3
ENGL 218 - Journalism II Credits: 3
ENGL 219 - Current Events and Trends in Media Credits: 3
ENGL 268 - Reading Texts/Writing Texts Credits: 3 ^a
ENGL 304 - Digital Video Production Credits: 3
ENGL 308 - Interactive Media Production Credits: 3
ENGL 315 - Media Writing: Topics Credits: 3 ^r
ENGL 323 - Media Law Credits: 3
ENGL 324 - Media Ethics Credits: 3
ENGL 416 - Media Theory and Criticism Credits: 3
ENGL 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Major Electives:

Literature Course:

Complete one (1) course from the following:

ENGL 174 - African-American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 176 - Native American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 221 - Classical Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 231 - British Literature to 1800 Credits: 3
ENGL 232 - British Literature since 1800 Credits: 3
ENGL 245 - Survey of American Literature I: Beginning to 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 246 - Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to present Credits: 3
ENGL 280 - Literature of the Southwest Credits: 3

Topics Course:

Complete one (1) course from the following:

ENGL 315 - Media Writing: Topics Credits: 3 ^r
ENGL 343 - British Literature: Topics I Credits: 3
ENGL 344 - British Literature: Topics II Credits: 3
ENGL 345 - American Literature: Topics I Credits: 3
ENGL 346 - American Literature: Topics II Credits: 3
ENGL 363 - Critical Theory Credits: 3
ENGL 372 - Intermediate Fiction Writing Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 373 - Intermediate Poetry Writing Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 374 - Intermediate Nonfiction Writing Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - Native American Literature: Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 417 - Media Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 425 - Advanced Literary Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 432 - Shakespeare Credits: 3

Media Requirement:

Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the following:

ENGL 250 - Practicum: Indy/Indy Online Credits: 1-6
ENGL 251 - KDUR Practicum Credits: 1-6
ENGL 350 - Practicum: Indy/Indy Online Credits: 1-6
ENGL 351 - Practicum: KDUR/Audio Credits: 1-6

Upper Division Requirement - Credits: 36

Among the total required courses, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses. This major will require additional courses to meet the upper division requirement.

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^r This course may not be used to fulfill the core requirement and the Topics Course simultaneously.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.