Journalism, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Journalism
department website: https://media.illinois.edu/journalism
department faculty: https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/faculty
department email: journ@illinois.edu
overview of college admissions & requirements: College of Media
college website: https://media.illinois.edu/
JOURNALISM (JOUR), prepares students for exciting and fulfilling careers in broadcast journalism, news-editorial journalism, and emerging media. The primary professional aim is to train students as public affairs and enterprise journalists. The Journalism Department seeks to prepare broadly educated professionals who will assume decision-making and leadership roles in a variety of media organizations.
Programs in Journalism
Undergraduate Programs:
major: Journalism, BS
major: Journalism, BS-MJ
minors: Journalism | Media
Graduate Programs:
degree: Journalism, BS-MJ
degree: Journalism, MS
joint degree: Journalism, MS and Law, JD
The department does not offer a Ph.D. degree. For the program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in Communications, see Communications and Media, PhD.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Journalism
General requirements: To graduate from the journalism curriculum, a student must meet all general University and College requirements for the degree and must complete the following courses, all of which must be taken for a traditional letter grade:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Major Courses | 39 | |
| JOUR 200 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| JOUR 210 | Newsgathering Across Platforms | 4 |
| JOUR 215 | Multimedia Reporting | 4 |
| JOUR 250 | Journalism Ethics & Diversity | 3 |
| JOUR 311 | Media Law | 3 |
| One of the following courses: | 3 | |
| History of American Journalism | ||
| Great Books of Journalism | ||
| Four of the following courses: | 16 | |
| News Editing | ||
| Adv Public Affairs Reporting | ||
| Audio Journalism | ||
| Video Reporting & Storytelling | ||
| Multimedia Editing and Design | ||
| Video Storytelling 2-Producing | ||
| One of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Media and Public Opinion | ||
| Research Methods in Journalism | ||
| Electives within the College of Media | 12-13 | |
(including any course not chosen to fill a requirement listed above) | ||
| Total Hours in the College of Media | 51-52 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses outside the College of Media | ||
| CS 105 | Intro Computing: Non-Tech | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | 4 |
| RHET 105 | Writing and Research (or Comp. I equivalent) | 4 |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| STAT 100 | Statistics | 3 |
| Campus General Education requirements not met by classes listed above | 12 | |
| Minor or Specialization | 18 | |
Recognized minor or one 18-hour specialization or two 9- hour specializations, approved by adviser, from outside College of Media and Department of Communication. May include hours listed above. Students may choose to complete a Public Relations minor in addition to the non-Media minor or specialization | ||
| Total Hours Outside the College of Media | 72-73 | |
| Advanced Hours Requirement | ||
| At least 20 hours in courses numbered 200 or above. These courses must be outside and not cross-listed with the College of Media. Nine of the 20 hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. | ||
| Please note: Courses used to fulfill University General Education requirements or to fulfill requirements for a minor may count toward these requirements. Courses used to fulfill the College of Media's advanced outside hours requirement may also count toward these requirements. | ||
| Miniumum Total Hours required for graduation | 124 | |