[Pre-FALL 2009 curriculum]
After completing the lower division core, students apply for "full major" status. All "full major" students must complete the upper division breadth requirement and at least one sequence in journalism.
Upper division breadth requirement: Take two courses from List A and one course from List B.
List A
- J320 Women, Minorities and Media (renamed "Gender, Media & Diversity" effective Fall 2010)
- J385 Communication Law
- J386 Communication Economics*
- J387 Communication History
- J388 Communication Theory and Criticism*
- J396 International Communication
- J397 Mass Media Ethics*
List B
- J412 Issues in Communication Studies (Offered with various course titles. Any J412 will complete the requirement.)
- J415 Telecommunication Policy*
- J417 Public Media and Culture*
- J418 Communication and Democracy*
- J446 Advertising and Society*
- J455 Third World Development Communication*
- J467 Issues in International Communication (Offered with various course titles. Any J467 will complete the requirement.)
- J492 International Journalism*
- J495 Research Methods (Offered with various course titles. Any J495 will complete the requirement.)
- J496 Topics in Communication Ethics* (Offered with various course titles. Any J496 will complete the requirement.)
- J497 Media Management and Economics*
* The 2009-10 curriculum has impacted these courses. If you have taken any of these courses before the changes went into place, they still fulfill the requirement. You do not need to repeat the course.
- The J386 Communication Economics course has been dropped from the curriculum. "Communication Economics" will become one of the J412 topics. If you have taken J386, you may not earn credit for J412 Communication Economics.
- The J388 Communication Theory & Criticism course has been dropped from the curriculum. "Communication Theory & Criticism" will become one of the J412 topics. If you have taken J388, you may not earn credit for J412 Communication Theory & Criticism.
- J397 Mass Media Ethics has been renamed J397 Media Ethics.
- J415 Telecommunication Policy has been dropped from the curriculum.
- J417 Public Media and Culture has been dropped from the curriculum. "Public Media and Culture" will become one of the J412 topics. If you have taken J417, you may not earn credit for J412 Public Media and Culture.
- J418 Communication and Democracy has been dropped from the curriculum. "Communication and Democracy" will become one of the J412 topics. If you have taken J418, you may not earn credit for J412 Communication and Democracy.
- J446 Advertising and Society has been dropped from the curriculum. "Advertising and Society" will become one of the J412 topics. If you have taken J446, you may not earn credit for J412 Advertising and Society.
- J455 Third World Development Communication has been dropped from the curriculum. "Third World Development Communication" will become one of the J467 Issues in International Communication topics. If you have taken J455, you may not earn credit for J467 Third World Development Communication.
- J492 International Journalism has been dropped from the curriculum. "International Journalism" will become one of the J467 Issues in International Communication topics. If you have taken J492, you may not earn credit for J467 International Journalism.
- J496 Topics in Communication Ethics has been renamed J496 Issues in Communication Ethics and Law. It is still a topics course (titles will vary).
- J497 Media Management and Economics has been dropped from the curriculum.
Sequence requirement (choose at least one):
