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Journalism MA Program

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Note: Some courses will not be offered every semester. Plan accordingly by checking with your graduate adviser and the Registrar's Schedule of Courses Online for current course availability.

Pre-requisite for each concentration is JOURN 7804 Convergence Reporting (3 Credits) or adviser's consent.

Information Graphics

• JOURN 7430 Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended.
• JOURN 7508 Information Graphics (3 Credits)

International Journalism

• JOURN 7650 International Issues Reporting (3 Credits)
  
  Plus one of the following:
  
  
• JOURN 7656 International News Media Systems (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7658 International Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7660 Media Forces Shaping the European Union (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7050 Communications Practice (2 Credits: 1 Credit Each Semester)
  (With an adviser-approved international focus.)

Investigative Reporting

• JOURN 7430 Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended.
• JOURN 7436 Investigative Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended.

Online Journalism

• JOURN 7700 Online Journalism (3 Credits) or
  JOURN 7974 Advanced Internet Applications for Radio/TV News (3 Credits)
  
  Plus one of the following:
  
  
• JOURN 7430 Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended. or
  JOURN 7436 Investigative Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended.
• JOURN 7566 Electronic Photojournalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7508 Information Graphics (3 Credits)

Photojournalism

• JOURN 7550 Basic Photography & Photo Editing (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7566 Electronic Photojournalism (3 Credits)

Print Reporting

• JOURN 7410 Intermediate Writing (3 Credits)
  
  Plus one of the following:
  
  
• JOURN 7106 Media & Art Criticism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7416 Science, Health and Environmental Writing (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7418 Critical Reviewing (3 Credits)
  Highly recommended.
• JOURN 7420 Editorial Writing (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7426 Religion Reporting and Writing (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7430 Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended.
• JOURN 7436 Investigative Reporting (3 Credits) Highly recommended.
• JOURN 7438 Business Journalism and Economics Reporting (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7460 Advanced Reporting (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7650 International Issues Reporting (3 Credits)

Print Editing

• JOURN 7400 Editing (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7406 Newspaper Editing (3 Credits)

Print Design

• JOURN 7506 Magazine Design (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7500 Advanced Newspaper Editing and Design (3 Credits)

Television-Radio Reporting

• JOURN 7306 Broadcast News II (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7308 Broadcast News III (3 Credits)

Television News Producing

• JOURN 7306 Broadcast News II (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7310 News Producing (3 Credits)

Note: The University requires at least half of a graduate student's coursework to be in 8000-level (or greater) courses. 4000-level (and below) courses do not carry graduate credit. Please plan accordingly; check with your graduate adviser.

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