Multimedia JournalismBachelor of Arts
CIP: 090702
The Multimedia journalism program emphasizes the “hands on” practice of journalism across all media with a curriculum that recognizes the field’s expansion beyond its traditional boundaries. Journalism in the 21st century embraces new and emerging media technologies, expanded opportunities for nonfiction storytelling, and developing reporting techniques and concepts. Interactivity, user-provided content, mobile devices and evolving media including blogs, Google News, YouTube, Instagram, Periscope, Facebook and Twitter, podcasts, drone, and virtual reality are altering accepted notions of news cycle and coverage.
The multimedia journalism curriculum offers students an opportunity for training and practical experience in news, investigative and feature reporting in a variety of forms. The program is designed to equip students with the skills necessary to provide content in written and visual forms for use in broadcast, print and Internet-delivered media, as well as performance technique.
Students interested in using the communication media to find and tell stories of importance and engage the audience in the development of history will find the multimedia journalism major an opportunity to enter a vital profession with a global reach and a worthy goal: an informed citizenry.
| Core curriculum | 55 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Course number | Course name | Course credits |
| DBR 100 | Introduction to Belief Systems | 3 |
| DBR 200 | World Belief Systems | 3 |
| DBR 300 | Belief and Reason 300 | 3 |
| DBR 400 | Belief and Reason 400 | 3 |
| DJC 100 | Foundations of U.S. Justice | 3 |
| DJCP 100 | Citizenship Project | 2 |
| DJC 200 | Civic Engagement and Social Justice | 3 |
| DJLC 200 | Language and Culture | 2 |
| DJCE 250 | Career Preparation | 2 |
| DSS 100 | Theories of Self | 3 |
| DSS 200 | Societies and Institutions | 3 |
| DQR 100 | Algebra and Personal Finance | 3 |
| DQR 200 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| DQR 300 | Quantitative Reasoning 300 | 3 |
| DQR 400 | Quantitative Reasoning 400 | 3 |
| DSL 100 | Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| DSL 200 | Science and Society | 3 |
| DSL 300 | Scientific Literacy 300 | 3 |
| DSL 400 | Scientific Literacy 400 | 3 |
| LYNN 101 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| College core requirements | 12 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Course number | Course name | Course credits |
| COM 101 | Introduction to Communication and Media | 3 |
| COM 202 | Communication Strategies and Performance | 3 |
| COM 310 | Applied Media | 3 |
| COM 483 | Multimedia Journalism Capstone | 3 |
- COM 310 also meets DSSA 300 requirement
- COM 483 also meets DJCG 400 requirement
| Major requirements | 36 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Course number | Course name | Course credits |
| CGD 115 | Digital Imaging I | 3 |
| COM 110 | Journalism I | 3 |
| COM 145 | Documentary Production | 3 |
| COM 208 | Social Media Practices | 3 |
| COM 210 | News Reporting | 3 |
| COM 214 | Journalism II | 3 |
| COM 255 | Digital Video Editing | 3 |
| COM 304 | Investigative Journalism | 3 |
| COM 314 | Advanced Multimedia Journalism | 3 |
| COM 350 | Communication Ethics | 3 |
| COM 390 | Photojournalism | 3 |
| COM 414 | Directing the Documentary | 3 |
- COM 304 also meets DJCG 300 requirement
- COM 350 also meets DJCA 300 requirement
- COM 414 also meets DSSA 400 requirement
| Upper level electives | 6 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Course number | Course name | Course credits |
| Upper Level Elective (6 cr.) | 6 | |
| Electives | 11 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Course number | Course name | Course credits |
| Elective | 11 | |
| Total | 120 credits | |
3-year plan
Fall
Spring
Summer
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| DJC 200 | Civic Engagement and Social Justice |
| DQR 200 | Introductory Statistics |
| DSL 200 | Science and Society |
Fall
Spring
Fall
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| COM 314 | Advanced Multimedia Journalism |
| COM 350 | Communication Ethics |
| COM 390 | Photojournalism |
| COM 414 | Directing the Documentary |
| DQR 400 | Quantitative Reasoning 400 |
| Elective | Elective (2 Cr.) |
| Upper Level Elective | Upper Level Elective (3cr.) |
Spring
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| COM 304 | Investigative Journalism |
| COM 483 | Multimedia Journalism Capstone |
| DBR 400 | Belief and Reason 400 |
| DSL 400 | Scientific Literacy 400 |
| DJCE 250 | Career Preparation |
| Upper Level Elective | Upper Level Elective (3cr.) |
4-year plan
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Applied Media |
| COM 390 | Photojournalism |
| DQR 300 | Quantitative Reasoning 300 |
| DSL 300 | Scientific Literacy 300 |
| Upper Level Elective | Upper Level Elective (3cr.) |
Spring
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| COM 304 | Investigative Journalism |
| COM 314 | Advanced Multimedia Journalism |
| DBR 300 | Belief and Reason 300 |
| Elective | Elective (6 Cr.) |
Fall
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| COM 350 | Communication Ethics |
| COM 414 | Directing the Documentary |
| DQR 400 | Quantitative Reasoning 400 |
| Elective | Elective (3 Cr.) |
| Upper Level Elective | Upper Level Elective (3cr.) |
Spring
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| COM 483 | Multimedia Journalism Capstone |
| DBR 400 | Belief and Reason 400 |
| DJCE 250 | Career Preparation |
| DSL 400 | Scientific Literacy 400 |
| Optional Elective | Optional Elective |
| Elective | Elective (3 Cr.) |