Photojournalism

This interest area educates students in the history, theory and skills of photojournalism, including still and moving images as well as audio. Also covered are the principles and practice of visual editing and design for print and online. Photojournalism students learn to create truly integrated multimedia projects, incorporating audio, video and stills into compelling visual story-telling projects. The program’s essential element remains understanding the power of image, and it embraces all the new technologies in presentation. Students are prepared for careers as photojournalists for print and online publications and as freelancers. Administered by the photojournalism faculty.

Bachelor of Journalism Degree Requirements

Required Journalism Classes (15)

Take one of these:

JOURN 4450 News Reporting (3) or
JOURN 4804 Convergence Reporting (3)

JOURN 4556 Fundamentals of Photojournalism (3)
JOURN 4558 Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism (3)
JOURN 4560 Staff Photojournalism (3)
JOURN 4980 The Picture Story and Photographic Essay (3) CAPSTONE

Suggested Journalism Electives (10)

JOURN 4300 Broadcast News I
JOURN 4301 Photojournalism Business Practices (2)
JOURN 4301 Visual Editing in New Media (2)
JOURN 4500 News Design (3)
JOURN 4502 Multimedia Planning and Design (3)
JOURN 4506 Magazine Design (3)
JOURN 4510 Visual Communication (3)
JOURN 4566 Electronic Photojournalism (3)
JOURN 4568 History of Photojournalism (3)
JOURN 4670 Newspaper Photo Desk Management (3)
JOURN 4940 Internship in Journalism (3)

Suggested Non-Journalism Electives

ART_PHOT 3600 Intermediate Photography
ART_PHOT 4600 Advanced Photography
FILM_S 3005 Topics in Film Studies
IS_LT 4360 Introduction to Web Development
IS_LT 4363 Flash Authoring