News - B.S. Program Requirements

• Broadcast Journalism Concentration
• Magazine Journalism  Concentration
• Newspaper Journalism  Concentration

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning;KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	20003	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
		20004	Media Writing*	3
		20006	Multimedia Techniques	3
		26001	Newswriting	3
		40006	Law of Mass Communication	3
WIC		40010	Ethics and Issues in Mass Communication**	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KSS	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
	ENG	English upper-division elective		3
KHU DD	HIST	12070	History of the United States: The Formative Period	3
KHU DD		12071	History of the United States: The Modern Period	3
KAD DD	POL	10100	American Politics	3
	Choose from the following:			3
KSS DG	POL	10004	Comparative Politics (3)
KSS DD	PSYC	11762	General Psychology (3)
KSS	SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology (3)
	Choose from the following:			3-4
	POL	30001	Political Methods (3)
	PSYC	21621	Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3)
	SOC	32220 32221	Data Analysis (3) and Data Analysis Laboratory (1)
	Liberal Studies Requirement Elective			24
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Fine Arts			3
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (39 credits)
	Broadcast Journalism (39)
	Magazine Journalism (39)
	Newspaper Journalism (39)
MINIMUM TOTAL				124

*A minimum B- (2.70) grade must be earned within two attempts in order to move forward in the major.

**A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

Broadcast Journalism Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	26008	Broadcast Beat Reporting	4
		40004 40012	Computer-Assisted Reporting (3) or Online Journalism (3)	3
		40192	Internship in Radio/Television	1
		46003	Producing Television News	3
		46009	Reporting Public Affairs	4
		46052 46054	Advanced Broadcast News (3) or Broadcast Documentary (3)	3
		JMC upper-division elective		3
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	General Elective (minimum 9 credit hours of Non-JMC electives)			15
	Choose from the following:			3
KAD	COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication (3)
		25863	Business and Professional Communication (3)
KAD		26000	Criticism of Public Discourse (3)
TOTAL				39

Magazine Journalism Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	26007	Print Beat Reporting	3
		36005	Copyediting	3
		40005	Feature Writing	3
		40092	Internship	3
		46009	Reporting Public Affairs	4
		46016	Magazine Publishing	3
		46020 46021	Magazine Design (3) or Magazine Writing and Editing (3)	3
	Choose from the following:			3-4
	JMC	26008	Broadcast Beat Reporting (4)
		32001	Photojournalism I (3)
		40004	Computer-Assisted Reporting (3)
		40012	Online Journalism (3)
		40015	Media Management (3)
		40095	Special Topics: Cybermedia Design (3)
		46000	Newspaper Design (3)
		46001	Information Graphics (3)
		46006	Editorial Writing (3)
		46007	Reporting in Depth (3)
		46020	Magazine Design (3)
		46021	Magazine Writing and Editing (3)
		46054	Broadcast Documentary (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	VCD	37000	Visual Design for Media: Advanced	3
	Non-JMC General Elective (minimum 9 upper-division credit hours)			12
TOTAL				39

Newspaper Journalism Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	26007	Print Beat Reporting	4
		36005	Copyediting	3
		40005	Feature Writing	3
		40004 40012	Computer-Assisted Reporting (3) or Online Journalism (3)	3
		40092	Internship	1
		46000	Newspaper Design	3
		46009	Reporting Public Affairs	4
	Choose from the following:			3
	JMC	26008	Broadcast Beat Reporting (4)
		32001	Photojournalism I (3)
		40004	Computer-Assisted Reporting (3)
		40012	Online Journalism (3)
		40015	Media Management (3)
		40095	Special Topics: Cybermedia Design (3)
		46001	Information Graphics (3)
		46006	Editorial Writing (3)
		46007	Reporting in Depth (3)
		46016	Magazine Publishing (3)
		46020	Magazine Design (3)
		46021	Magazine Writing and Editing (3)
		46054	Broadcast Documentary (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	VCD	37000	Visual Design for Media: Advanced	3
	General Elective (minimum 6 credit hours of Non-JMC electives)			12
TOTAL				39