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Print Journalism

Freshman Year

Fall Courses
Fall
BIO-101Nature of Life
3
ENG- 101 Written Comm I
3
HEA-200 Health Education
2
HIS-105 Civ I or HIS-107 African-American
3
MAT-109 or higher
3
PED-___(1hour)
1
UNV-101 Indiv&Life
1
TOTAL
16
Spring Courses
Spring
ENG-102 Written Comm II
3
HIS-106 World Civ II
3
MAT-110 or higher
3
PED-___ (1 hour)
1
SCI-102 Intro to Physical Science
3
SPD-103 Oral Comm
3
TOTAL
16

 

Sophomore Year

Fall Courses
Fall
MME-200 Media & Multicultural Society
3
MME-201 Reporting & Newswriting 1
3
MME-202 Precision Language
2
HUM-201 Humanities I
3
CSC-120 or MGT-205
3
PSY-203 Intro to Psychology
3
TOTAL:
17
Spring Course
Spring
MME-214 Reporting & Newswriting 2
3
MME-318 Visual Communications
3
POL-201 Intro to Political Science
3
HUM-202 Humanities II
3
PHI-210 Logic & Scientific Method
3
SOC-205 Intro to Sociology
3
TOTAL
18

 

Junior Year

Fall Courses
Fall
MME-320 Multicultural Reporting
3
MME-311 Contemporary Editing
3
ENG Lit (3 hours from list)
3
ECO-200 Intro to Economics
3
SOC-210 or PSY 205 or GEO-201
3
POL-204 State & Local Politics
3
TOTAL:
18
Spring Courses
Spring
MME-308 Online Journalism
3
MME-___ (elective, 3 hrs)
3
SOC-250 Intro Social Science Research
3
HIS (3 hours from list)
3
LAS elective
3
ENG Lit (3 hours from list)
3
TOTAL:
18

Senior Year

Fall Courses
Fall
MME-404 Ethics in Journalism/Comm
3
MME-__(elective, 1 hour)
1
ENT-210 Entrepreneurship
3
MME-495 Senior Capstone
3
Outside elective
3
TOTAL: 13
13
Spring Courses
Spring
MME-453 Comm Law
3
LAS Elective
3
Outside elective
3
Outside elective
3
TOTAL:
12

TOTAL CREDITS for DEGREE: 128

 

These days, print journalism cuts across technology and delivery systems - from traditional newspapers to the Web. Our print journalism students learn the professional skills and concepts to pursue their careers across those technologies. They get a solid grounding in reporting, editing, ethics, news judgment, layout and design. Many work for student publications and professional news organizations. To give them those skills and concepts, they follow this series of courses: