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Journalism B.A.
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| UST 1000 | Learning in Community | 1 | |
| JOUR 1000 | Journalism in a Changing World | 3 | SS |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| LE | Social Sciences | 4 | SS |
| Elective | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 2001 | News Reporting Across Platforms | 3 | |
| LE | Logic & Quantitative Reasoning | 4 | LQR |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| Elective | 4 | ||
| ** Explore Study Abroad ** | |||
| Term credits | 14 | ||
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 2101 | Journalist's Toolbox | 3 | |
| JOUR 2300 or 2400 | Critical Inquiry requirement | 3 | |
| LE | Natural Sciences w/ Lab | 4 | NS |
| LE | Humanities | 3 | HUM |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 3401 | Digital Storytelling | 4 | |
| JOUR | Craft Course | 3 | |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 3 | OCL |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| WRIT 31xx | Advanced Writing | 3 | |
| JOUR 2501 | History of American Media | 3 | |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 3700 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 | |
| LE | Sustainability | 3 | S |
| LE | Cultural Diversity in the US | 3 | CD |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| LE | Global Perspectives | 3 | GP |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 4999 | Senior Seminar | 3 | |
| JOUR 4197 | Internship | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 14 | ||
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Journalism BA Study Abroad (one term)
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| UST 1000 | Learning in Community | 1 | |
| JOUR 2001 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 | |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| LE | Social Sciences | 4 | SS |
| Elective | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 2101 | Journalist's Toolbox | 3 | |
| LE | Logic & Quantitative Reasoning | 4 | LQR |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| LE Humanities | 4 | ||
** Explore Study Abroad ** | |||
| Term credits | 14 | ||
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 2501 | History of American Media | 3 | |
| Critical Inquiry Course | 3 | ||
| LE | Natural Sciences w/ Lab | 4 | NS |
| LE | Cultural Diversity in the US | 3 | CD |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 3401 | Digital Storytelling | 4 | |
| Craft Course | 3 | ||
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 3 | OCL |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| WRIT 31xx | Advanced Writing | 3 | |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| LE | Study Abroad (Global Perpsectivs) | 3 | GP |
| Study Abroad | 3 | ||
| Study Abroad | 3 | ||
| Study Abroad | 3 | ||
| Study Abroad | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| JOUR | Elective | 3 | |
| LE | Sustainability | 3 | S |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| JOUR 3700 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 | |
| JOUR | Practicum or Internship | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 14 | ||