Convergent Journalism - B.S.
The Convergent Journalism major is designed to provide students with broad interdisciplinary knowledge and practical skills for professional positions in media, news and information. Each student completes a sequence of courses intended to develop practical skills, focused on writing and technology, related to a potential career area. In addition, students select nine credit hours in one of three concentrations based on their area of interest:
Multi-Media: This concentration supplements news writing background and skills with experience in multiple media outlets. Through courses in media writing and production, students gain hands-on experience in online news, blogging, podcasts, television, and radio.
Broadcast: This concentration focuses journalistic preparation on television and radio broadcast outlets and professional techniques for news production and on-air performance.
Print/Online: This concentration incorporates traditional principles of newspaper reporting and design with additional applications for online media forms.
The program provides all students with opportunities to gain practical experience appropriate to their interest through The Sojourn, WIWU-TV51, WIWU-FM, Caesura, and Legacy.
Requirements (45-46 credits)
Division Core (11-12 credits)
Choose one Communication Lab:
| COM-116P | Communication Lab-Public Relations | 0 to 1 |
| COM-116R | Communication Lab-Radio | 0 to 1 |
| COM-116V | Communication Lab-Television | 0 to 1 |
| COM-116T | Communication Lab-Theatre | 0 to 1 |
Major Requirements (22 credits)
| COM-112 | Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling | 2 |
| COM-200 | Convergent Journalism Practicum | 1 |
| COM-211 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| COM-224 | Introduction to Newswriting | 3 |
| COM-363 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 |
| COM-373 | Convergent Journalism | 3 |
| COM-483 | Advanced Newswriting and Reporting | 3 |
| COM-445 | Communication Internship | 3 |
Concentrations (Choose one) (12 credits)
Multi-Media
Choose 12 units from:
Broadcast
Required (6 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Choose 6 units from:
Print/Online
Required (6 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Choose 6 units from:
