Full Major Requirements

[FALL 2009 curriculum]

After completing the premajor core, students apply for "full major status." Full majors must complete the Gateway to Media series, the core context requirement and at least one sequence. Overall, at least 60 journalism credits are required. The premajor core (8 credits), Gateway to Media series (12 credits), Core Context requirement (16 credits) and Sequence courses (20 credits) add up to 56 credits. All students must complete four elective journalism credits.

Core Context requirement: Take two courses from List A and two courses from List B. All four courses must be taken graded. Effective Fall 2011, all core context courses must be passed with a C or better. If taken before Fall 2011, a D- or better is acceptable for the major.

List A:

• J320 Gender, Media & Diversity
• J385 Communication Law
• J387 Communication History
• J396 International Communication
• J397 Media Ethics

List B:
List B courses are "topics" courses. The titles will vary. You may complete the requirement with two courses from the same topic if the courses have different titles.

• J412 Issues in Communication Studies
• J467 Issues in International Communication
• J495 Research Methods*
• J496 Issues in Communication Ethics and Law

  * Public Relations majors must take J495 Research Methods: Strategic Communication as one of their List B courses.

Sequence requirement (choose at least one):

• Advertising
• Communication Studies
• Journalism
• Public Relations