BS JOURNALISM  – 2001-03 Catalog

Journalism Department
Graphic Arts Bldg. (26), Room 22
805 756-2508

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

JOUR 203 News Writing and Reporting

4

JOUR 218 Mass Media in Society

4

JOUR 233 Copy Editing

4

JOUR 290 Multicultural Journalism (USCP)

4

JOUR 302 Mass Media Law

4

JOUR 304 Reporting Contemporary Issues

4

JOUR 390 Visual Communication for Mass Media

4

JOUR 401 International Communication

4

JOUR 444 Media Internship

3

JOUR 460 Senior Project

3

Choose four units from the following:

JOUR 351 Adv. Radio Reporting: KCPR (2)

JOUR 352 Adv.Newspaper Reporting: Mustang Daily (2)

JOUR 353 Adv. Television Reporting: CPTV (2)

2,2

Restricted electives to be selected from:

16

JOUR 201, 205, 312, 320, 331, 333, 335, 342, 346, 385, 402, 407, 410, 412, 413, 470.

 

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

Foreign language (all 12 units must be in same language)

4,4,4

Department approved upper division electives
At least 12 units must be in the College of Liberal Arts and/or College of Science and Mathematics. All courses must have a lecture component. Courses must be approved by your academic adviser and department head. Courses in journalism, mass communication and/or communication may not be used to satisfy upper division electives.

24

Department approved elective courses
Courses in journalism, mass communication and/or communication may not be used. Courses must be approved by academic adviser & dept. head.

 23  14


     Units reduced effective Spring 2004

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 59  50

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required.

 

®See page 79 for complete GE course listing.

 

®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (12 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

4

Area B  Science and Mathematics (20 units)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics 

8

B2 Life Science

4

B3 Physical Science

4

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 

B5 elective

 

Area B elective (select one course from B1-B5)

4


Area C  Arts and Humanities (16 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (20 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

D5 Upper-division elective

4

Area F Technology Elective (upper division) (4 units)

4

 

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ELECTIVES

0

 

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