Journalism Practice, Minor

With the explosion of websites, podcasts, and social media, more and more people find themselves using the skills of a journalist in the dissemination of information in both their private and professional lives. This minor is intended for those students who wish to bring more professionalism and sophistication to the things they post online or who hope to offer a skill set that will make them more versatile and employable in their chosen field. It will also serve those who may be considering a career in journalism but find themselves too late in their college careers to switch majors.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Note: Any student wishing to satisfy a minor in both journalism studies and journalism practice must take eight unique courses. No double counting.  Journalism majors are not eligible for a minor in journalism practice.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102	Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing and Journalist’s Toolbox	5
JRNL 2201	Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting	4
Restricted Elective
Complete one course from the following:		4
JRNL 3370	Podcast and Radio Journalism
JRNL 3610	Digital Storytelling and Social Media
JRNL 3630	Magazine Writing
JRNL 3650	Science Writing
JRNL 3680	Advanced Reporting
JRNL 3700	Data Storytelling
JRNL 5309	News Documentary Production
JRNL 5310	Photojournalism
JRNL 5311	Design for Storytelling
JRNL 5314	Video News Reporting and Producing
JRNL 5316	The Newsroom
JRNL 5360	Global Reporting
JRNL 5460	POV: The Art and Craft of Opinion Journalism
JRNL 5500	Coding for Digital Storytelling
Elective
Complete one additional JRNL course.		4

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor