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Academic Programs

Broadcast Journalism

Our broadcast journalism program aims to turn out the next generation of reporters, producers, photojournalist and editors. Our students practice digital editing of video and audio. They write and design for the Web. They learn strong news judgment and ethics. They report and write their own stories. They produce a newscast. They become solid journalists.

Suggested Program of Study

Freshman Year

Fall Courses
Credits
BIO 101 Nature of Life
3
ENG 101 Written Comm I
3
HEA 200 Health Education
2
HIS 105 Civ I or HIS 107 AfrAm
3
JAC 101 Media/Multi Society
3
PED
1
UNV 101 Individual & Life
1
Total
16
Spring Courses
Credits
MAT 109 or higher
3
ENG 102 Written Comm II
3
COM 103 Oral Comm
3
HIS 106 World Civ II
3
JAC 110 Intro to Media Writing
3
PED
1
Total
16

Sophomore Year

Fall Courses
Credits
JAC 200 Visual Media
3
MAT 110 or higher
3
HUM 201 Humanities I
3
SCI 102 Intro to Phy Sci or
ESC 204 Intro to Env Science
3
 
CSC 120 Computer Science
3
SOC 205 Intro to Sociology
3
Total
18
Fall Courses
Credits
JAC 210 Reporting & News Writing
3
PSY 203 Intro to Psychology
3
HUM 202 Humanities II
3
ECO 200 Intro to Econ
ECO 201 (Macro)
or ECON 202 (Micro)
3
 
 
3 hour free elective
3
JAC 265 Intro to Radio/TV Prod
3
Total
18

Junior Year

Fall Courses
Credits
JAC 340 Broadcast News Writing
3
PHI 210 Philosophy
3
POL 201 Intro to Political Sci
3
3 hour minor course
3
3 hour minor course
3
Total
15
Spring Courses
Credits
*JAC
3
3 hr English Elective
(200 level or >)
3
JAC 404 Media Ethics
3
JAC 440 Broadcast
News Production
3
3 hour minor course
3
Total
15

Senior Year

Fall Courses
Credits
*JAC
3
JAC 495 Senior Capstone
3
3 hour minor course
3
3 hour free elective
3
3 hour JAC elective
3
Total
15
Spring Courses
Credits
3 hour JAC elective
3
3 hour JAC elective
3
3 hour minor course
3
3 hour free elective
3
3 hour minor course
3
Total
15

128 Total Credits

*Any two of the following: JAC 400 Persuasion/Propaganda or JAC 405 Media Law or JAC 406 Media Management or JAC 407 Media Criticism or JAC 408 American Media History

**Students must satisfy 18 credit hours with either a university-approved minor or a school-approved Area of Emphasis.