Visual Journalism - B.S. Program Requirements

• Information Design Concentration
• Photojournalism 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 (22 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
		22001	Photography	3
		26001	Newswriting	3
DD		40006	Law of Mass Communication	3
WIC		40010	Ethics and Issues in Mass Communication**	3
		40092	Internship	1
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (80-86 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KFA	ARTH	22006	Art History I: Ancient and Medieval Art	3
KFA		22007	Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art	3
		3/4xxxx	Art history upper-division elective	3
KSS	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
	ENG	3/4xxxx	English upper-division elective	3
KHU DD	HIST	12070	History of the United States: The Formative Period	3
KAD DD		12071	History of the United States: The Modern Period	3
KAD	POL	10100	American Politics	3
	VCD	37000	Visual Design for Media: Advanced	3
	Choose from the following:			3
KSS	POL	10004	Comparative Politics (3)
KSS	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)
	Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition**			6-8
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Liberal Studies Requirement Electives			21-24
	General Electives			11
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18-22 credits)
	Information Design (18-20)
	Photojournalism (21-22)
MINIMUM TOTAL				124

* Visual journalism majors can place out of JMC 20004 and be placed directly into JMC 26001 under the following condition: Students not yet enrolled in JMC 20004 but who score at least a 75 on the GUP test on their first attempt may take a writing exam. If they pass the exam and have all other prerequisites for newswriting completed, they are eligible to enroll in JMC 26001. Students who take this option must choose an additional upper-division writing course from the following: JMC 40004, 40005, 40012, 46006, 46007, 46009, 46021, 46052 or 46054. If JMC 20004 is taken 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. A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned in JMC 40010 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
 

 

Information Design Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18-20 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	36005	Copyediting	3
		46000	Newspaper Design	3
		46001	Information Graphics	3
	Choose from the following			6-7
	JMC	22004	Visual Storytelling (3)
		26007	Print Beat Reporting (4)
		46020	Magazine Design (3)
	Choose from the following:			3-4
	JMC	23031	Basic Electronic Media Audio Production (3)
		26007	Print Beat Reporting (4)
		32001	Photojournalism I (3)
		32002	Photojournalism II (3)
		40004	Computer-Assisted Reporting (3)
		40005	Feature Writing (3)
		40012	Online Journalism (3)
		40015	Media Management (3)
		40095	Special Topics: Cybermedia Design (3)
		46006	Editorial Writing (3)
		46007	Reporting in Depth (3)
		46009	Reporting Public Affairs (4)
		46016	Magazine Publishing (3)
		46020	Magazine Design (3)
		46054	Broadcast Documentary (3)
TOTAL				18-20

 

Photojournalism Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21-22 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	22004	Visual Storytelling	3
		32001	Photojournalism I	3
		32002	Photojournalism II	3
		32005	Video for Still Photography	3
		42005	Color Photography	3
		42008	Advanced Photojournalism	3
	Choose from the following:			3-4
	JMC	26008	Broadcast Beat Reporting (4)
		40004	Computer-Assisted Reporting (3)
		40005	Feature Writing (3)
		40012	Online Journalism (3)
		40015	Media Management (3)
		40020	Audio and Still Photo Production (3)
		40036	Non-linear Video Editing (3)
		40095	Special Topics: Cybermedia Design (3)
		40095	Special Topics: Editing with AVID (3)
		46000	Newspaper Design (3)
		46001	Information Graphics (3)
		46006	Editorial Writing (3)
		46007	Reporting in Depth (3)
		46009	Reporting Public Affairs (4)
		46016	Magazine Publishing (3)
		46020	Magazine Design (3)
		46054	Broadcast Documentary (3)
TOTAL				21-22