B.A. in Journalism

Overview

The journalism program seeks to train students for entry-level positions in reporting, editing and newspaper design. The curriculum is a blend of courses that support this goal, such as News Reporting, Editorial and Opinion Writing, Feature Writing, Editing and Design for Newspapers, a journalism practicum (Journalism Workshop) in which students write for the student newspaper, and a battery of professional writing and editing courses designed to enhance editing, writing and publishing skills.

There are no separate tracks, and journalism majors are encouraged to declare minors that support their specific career objectives, such as public relations, photography, political science, telecommunications, or art/design.

Learning Outcomes

The English Department has established the fol- lowing learning outcomes for students completing the journalism major:

• Journalism students will demonstrate an understanding of what constitutes news.

• Journalism students will demonstrate an understanding of the First Amendment.

• Journalism students will demonstrate an understanding of how to ind and extract news.

• Journalism students will demonstrate an understanding of how to write news, feature, and opinion stories.

• Journalism students will demonstrate an understanding of how to evaluate others’ work.

• Journalism students will demonstrate an understanding of how to recognize bias in the media.