Journalism B.A.
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
School of Journalism
Degree Specific Credits: 37
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
Note: Degree Specific Requirements: must complete at least 37 and no more than 48 JRNL credits. Students must complete at least 72 total credits outside of Journalism. The school strongly recommends students complete the first-year sequence of an approved language course or equivalent by exam before applying to the professional program.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Journalism Courses | 12 | |
Core Requirements | ||
| Writing Course - Introductory and General Education Courses | 18 | |
| Journalism Professional Program | 7-8 | |
| Journalism Upper Division Electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 52-53 | |
Pre-Journalism Courses
Rule: 2.5 overall GPA and 2.5 GPA in pre-journalism core.
Note: The lower division core must be completed prior to admission to the School of Journalism professional program.
Core Requirements
Note: Must complete these courses in order to apply to the professional programs.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JRNL 100H | Media History and Literacy | 3 |
| JRNL 170 | Elements of News Writing (Prerequisite for JRNL 270) | 3 |
| JRNL 257 | Beginning Visual Journalism | 3 |
| JRNL 270 | Reporting | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Writing Course and General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 3 |
| General Education Courses | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Journalism Professional Program
Rule: Complete all courses.
Note: Must also complete 1 capstone course as designated by the faculty.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JRNL 300 | First Amendment and Journalism Law | 3 |
| JRNL 400 | Ethics & Trends in News Media | 3 |
| JRNL 498 | Supervised Internship | 1-2 |
| Total Hours | 7-8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Journalism Upper Division Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select five of the following: | 15 | |
JRNL 328 | Intermediate Photojournalism | |
JRNL 330 | News Editing | |
JRNL 331 | Intermediate Web Reporting | |
JRNL 340 | Intermediate Audio | |
JRNL 350 | Intermediate Video Photography | |
JRNL 351 | Intermediate Video Directing | |
JRNL 352 | Intermediate Video Reporting and Production | |
JRNL 362 | Feature Writing | |
JRNL 370 | Public Affairs Reporting | |
JRNL 410 | Native News Honors Project | |
JRNL 411 | Reporting Native News | |
JRNL 412 | Montana Journalism Review | |
JRNL 414 | Investigations | |
JRNL 427 | Advanced Photo & Multimedia Storytelling | |
JRNL 428 | Freelance Photography | |
JRNL 429 | Documentary Photojournalism | |
JRNL 430 | Print & Web Editing & Design | |
JRNL 431 | Online Journalism | |
JRNL 433 | Marketing Your Work | |
JRNL 440 | Advanced Audio | |
JRNL 470 | Covering Elections | |
JRNL 471 | Covering the Legislature | |
JRNL 472 | Opinion Writing | |
JRNL 473 | International Reporting | |
JRNL 480 | Advanced Video Reporting | |
JRNL 481 | Adv Video Photo and Directing | |
JRNL 482 | Advanced Video Storytelling | |
JRNL 488 | Student Documentary Unit | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-