Podcasting, Minor

In an era of profound disruption for legacy media, podcasting has emerged as one of the most durable and successful features of the new media and information ecosystem. Listenership continues to rise, with devoted audiences for long-form audio storytelling of all kinds: narrative news, true crime, personality-driven interview shows, etc. This minor is for students from a variety of disciplines interested in learning interviewing, performance, research, and production skills required to create high-quality nonfiction audio programs in a variety of formats.

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

Note: A student pursuing the minor in podcasting must complete a minimum of three courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s), minor(s), or PlusOne.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
JRNL 3370	Podcast and Radio Journalism	4
Elective Courses
Complete three of the following:		12
COMM 1450	Sound Production for Digital Media
COMM 3450	Voice-Over Artist
JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102	Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing and Journalist’s Toolbox
JRNL 3610	Digital Storytelling and Social Media
JRNL 4370	Audio Storytelling
MUSC 1141	Wired for Sound
MUSC 2351	Music, Sound, and the Screen
MUST 1220	Introduction to Music Technology
MUST 2102	Composing with Digital Technologies
MUST 2320	Sound Design
THTR 2600	Voice and Speech Training

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor