Journalism Major

The Journalism major teaches students the skills and understanding necessary to succeed as skilled communicators in the 21st century. It couples strong practical training in reporting, writing, and digital production with a foundational knowledge in law, ethics, history and current trends. Students  move beyond reporting just the challenges facing our communities, seeking also possible solutions and sharing them with the public.  

Degree Requirements

Core Requirements

JOU 101	Introduction to Journalism	4
JOU 221	Multimedia Storytelling	4
JOU 271	News Reporting and Writing	4
JOU 304	Social Solutions Reporting	4
JOU 371	Feature Writing	4
JOU 402	Journalism Dilemmas: From the Dark Age to the Digital Age	4
JOU 499	Journalism Colloquium/Portfolio	2
WRI 242	Introduction to Publication Editing and Design	4
Total Credit Hours:		30

 

Practicum Requirement

COM 236	UTampaTV Student Television	4
JOU 273	The Minaret Student Newspaper	1-2
Total Credit Hours:		4

Students who choose to satisfy the practicum requirement with JOU 273 will take 2 credits in one semester and 2 credits in a second semester. Students who choose to satisfy the practicum requirement with COM 236 will take 4 credits in one semester.

Electives

Students will also take 16 credits of electives from courses listed below:

COM 203	Studio TV 1	4
COM 212	Co-Creative Documentary Abroad	4
COM 225	Media Writing	4
COM 236	UTampaTV Student Television	4
COM 242	Digital Citizenship	4
COM 250	WUTT Student Radio	2 or 4
COM 300	The Documentary Tradition	4
COM 315	Web Design	4
COM 323	Digital Communication and Society	4
COM 325	Writing for Broadcast News	4
COM 333	Studio TV II	4
COM 346	Writing for Interactive Media	4
COM 365	Critical Analysis of Media Events	4
COM 426	Public Opinion, the Media and Power	4
COM 436	Communication and Media Ethics	4
ENG 370	Printing, Publishing and Book Arts	4
FMX 313	Documentary Production	4
JOU 213	Travel Writing	4
JOU 251	Sports Journalism	4
JOU 290	Special Topics in Journalism	4
JOU 336	Advanced Broadcast Journalism Field Production	4
JOU 390	Advanced Special Topics in Journalism	4
JOU 485	Directed Writing in Journalism	1-4
JOU 490	Journalism Studies: Career Internship for Journalism Majors	1-8
SEM 605	Emerging Technologies and Applications	4
SEM 601	Digital Storytelling	4
SEM 602	Visual Design for Emerging Media	4
SEM 603	Social Media Production	4
SEM 604	Social Media Strategy and Analytics	4
SEM 610	User Experience and Audience Research	4
SEM 611	Media Creation and Project Management	4
SEM 612	Emerging Industries, Policies, and Law	4
SEM 613	Special Topics in Social and Emerging Media	4
SEM 614	Motion Graphics and Data Visualization	4
SPE 200	Oral Communication	4
SPE 212	Global Speech, Human Rights and Social Justice	4
SPE 300	Storytelling: Voice, Script and Movement	4
SPE 310	Interpersonal Communication	4
SPE 315	Freedom of Speech and First Amendment Studies	4
SPE 475	Communication and Speech Studies Capstone	4
UTCOM 460	Media And American Mythologies	4
WRI 220	Digital Writing and Culture	4
WRI 281	Technical Writing	4
WRI 374	Narrative Nonfiction	4
WRI 381	Professional Editing	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

NOTE: Only undergraduate students enrolled in the MASEM Accelerated Program may take a graduate course offered by the MASEM program (any course with a SEM prefix).

Total Credit Hours: 50