Journalism Minor

The interdisciplinary minor in Journalism introduces students to the principles of Journalism and allows them to choose a specialization from among several areas of contemporary journalistic practice. Students can focus on news writing, studio news, photojournalism, media production, design, or web publishing. Students in the minor also have the opportunity to produce content for Barry Student Media.

Minor in Journalism (21 credits)

The Journalism minor requires 21 credits. A required core of 12 credits includes three courses: COM-200, COM-207, and COM-416. The core is completed by taking COM-401 for a total of three credits.

Journalism Core (12 credits)

COM-200INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA

3

COM-207INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM

3

COM-401PRACTICUM II

1 to 2

COM-416INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

3

Choose one specialization (9 credits)

News Writing: News as a Specialized Genre of Professional Writing

ENG-344PROFESSIONAL EDITING

3

ENG-344: Required

Choose two:
ENG-362MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING

3

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Or

ENG-364MULTIMEDIA WRITING

3

-
Or

ENG-410ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR

3

Studio News: Theory and Mechanics of News Production within Formal Studio Settings

COM-214TV STUDIO PRODUCTION

3

COM-318RADIO AND TV REPORTING

3

COM-418BROADCAST NEWS

3

Photojournalism: The History, Theory, and Practice of Gathering and Relating News through Photographs

PHO-203BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-303INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM

3

PHO-315PHOTOJOURNALISM

3

PHO-426DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-313INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY - DIGITAL

3

Media Production: Theory and Mechanics of Creating News Content using contemporary Digital Tools

COM-215AUDIO PRODUCTION

3

COM-309MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION

3

COM-322NEWS & DIGITAL MEDIA

3

COM-356EDITING DIGITAL MEDIA

3

Design: Principles for Effective Communication of Information Across Media Formats

ART-205GRAPHIC DESIGN FOUNDATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

3

ART-305COLLATERAL DESIGN

3

ART-325VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

3

ART-335TYPOGRAPHY

3

Web Publishing: Theory and Techniques for Distributing News Content Over the Internet

ART-101B2-D DESIGN

3

ART-305COLLATERAL DESIGN

3

PHO-305COMPUTER IMAGING I

3

CS-334COMPUTERIZED GRAPHICS

3

CS-338WEB DESIGN, AUTHORING AND PUBLISHING

3

ART-367ART OF WEB DESIGN I

3

COM-395MEDIA PUBLISHING DIGITAL AGE

3