Journalism prepares students for professional careers and/or graduate study in a wide range of mass media fields including news (print and online), public relations and advertising. Courses emphasize the development of strong writing, critical thinking and persuasion skills. as well as ethical communication. Journalism minors will focus on gaining competence in one of the tracks of the Journalism major: News, Public Relations or Advertising. Courses in various forms of professional writing and communication skills include media writing, advertising writing, public relations writing, editing and social media.

Journalism Minor Requirements (18 credits):

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
JRM 215	Media Literacy	3
JRM 319	Media Writing	3
or JRM 320	Professional Writing
JRM Upper-level Electives 1
Select four JRM courses (12 credits) 300-level or above.		12
Total Credits		18

¹

JRM 493 Directed Independent Readings, JRM 455 Projects in Communication, JRM 477 Advanced News Production, JRM 483 Public Relations Internship, JRM 485 News Internship, JRM 487 Advertising Internship) will not count towards the minor but only as electives taken with the consent of instructors.