CURRICULUM IN JOURNALISM

Department of Journalism
120A Gregory Hall
810 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-0709

News-Editorial Sequence

To be graduated from the news-editorial sequence of the Department of Journalism, a student must meet the general University and college requirements for the degree listed on College of Communications General Requirements and must complete the following courses:

HOURS	REQUIRED COURSES
3	JOURN 150--Introduction to Journalism
4	JOURN 350--Reporting, I
4	JOURN 360--Graphic Arts
4	JOURN 370--News Editing
4	JOURN 380--Reporting, II
3	JOURN 241--Law and Communications
3	A minimum of one course from the following:
	JOURN 217--History of Communications
	JOURN 218--Communications and Public Opinion
	JOURN 220--Communications and Popular Culture
	JOURN 231--Mass Communications in a Democratic Society
	JOURN 251--Social Aspects of Mass Communications see footnote 1
8	Advertising, journalism, or communications electives (no more than 11 hours)
30	Total (no more than 36)
36	At least 6 hours of credit in each of the following areas: economics, English or American literature, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology or anthropology see footnote 1

Footnotes: 1. Courses taken in these fields to fulfill the college requirement of 20 hours of advanced social studies, arts, and sciences may be used toward fulfilling the departmental requirements, as may lower-division courses or sequences in these fields taken any time during the student's four years. Undergraduate seminar courses (199) and hours earned through CLEP may not be used to fulfill these departmental requirements.

Broadcast Journalism Sequence

To be graduated from the broadcast journalism sequence of the Department of Journalism, a student must meet the general University and college requirements for a degree listed on College of Communications General Requirements and must complete the following courses:

HOURS	REQUIRED COURSES
3	JOURN 150--Introduction to Journalism
4	JOURN 350--Reporting, I
4	JOURN 362--Broadcast News Production
4	JOURN 372--Broadcast News Writing and Gathering
4	JOURN 382--Broadcast News Editing
3	JOURN 241--Law and Communications
3	A minimum of one course from the following:
	JOURN 217--History of Communications
	JOURN 218--Communications and Public Opinion
	JOURN 220--Communications and Popular Culture
	JOURN 231--Mass Communications in a Democratic Society
	JOURN 251--Social Aspects of Mass Communications see footnote 1
8	Advertising, journalism, or communications electives (no more than 11 hours )
30	Total (no more than 36)
36	At least 6 hours of credit in each of six of the following areas: economics, English or American literature, history, natural science, philosophy, political science, and sociology or anthropology see footnote 1
	At least four courses in each of two department-approved areas of specialization see footnote 1

Footnotes: 1. Courses taken in these areas to fulfill the college requirement of 20 hours of advanced social studies, arts, and sciences may be used toward fulfilling these departmental requirements, as may lower-division courses or sequences in these areas taken any time during the student's four years. Natural science may be either life science or physical science, but not mathematics, to satisfy this departmental requirement. Besides the above seven areas, specializations may include other areas, such as agricultural economics, labor relations, urban planning, finance, and speech communication. Undergraduate seminar courses (199), independent study courses, and hours earned through CLEP may not be used to fulfill any of these departmental requirements.