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    Nov 10, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism with a concentration in Digital and Print Journalism, BA


In the Mayborn School of Journalism, you learn to communicate and tell stories relevant to society’s needs. The digital and print journalism concentration focuses on news reporting and trains you in digital practices currently employed in the industry.


 Program requirements

Degree requirements


Hours required and general/college requirements


A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the General University Requirements  in the Academics  section of this catalog and the Mayborn School of Journalism Degree Requirements .

Major requirements


46 semester hours in journalism in advertising, public relations, digital and print journalism, broadcast and digital journalism, or photojournalism. Students may take no more than 48 hours in journalism. Check catalog for prerequisites before enrolling in any advanced course.

Journalism foundation requirements


The following requirements are prerequisites for all advanced journalism courses:

  1. Complete the following with a 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA:
  1. The journalism math requirement for all concentrations:
  1. Complete the following with a grade of C or better:

Digital and print journalism concentration


46 semester hours in journalism.

Advanced writing/reporting/editing, 6 hours


One required course:

Visual journalism, 9 hours


One required course:

Professional application course, 1 hour


Selected from:

Capstone course, 3 hours


Other course requirements


None.

Minor


An 18-hour minor outside the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Electives


Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum  requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Other requirements


Students majoring in journalism are required to maintain a 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA to enroll in journalism courses and have a 2.5 journalism GPA in order to graduate.

  1. A grade of C or higher is required for all journalism courses to be applied toward the major/minor degree requirements.
  2. No more than 12 semester hours of journalism credit will be accepted from a transfer student who is entering with fewer than 75 semester credit hours. For students transferring with 75 or more semester credit hours, a maximum of 18 transfer journalism hours will be accepted for credit toward the bachelor’s degree.
  3. A minimum of 72 semester credit hours must be completed outside of journalism. These 72 semester credit hours may not include MRTS.

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

       

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
JOUR 1210 - Mass Communication and Society   3 hours   MATH 1680 - Elementary Probability and Statistics   3 hours  
Communication core   3 hours Communication core  3 hours
Component Area Option A core   3 hours Component Area Option B core  3 hours
Political Science core   3 hours Political Science core   3 hours
JOUR Foreign Language-elementary   3 hours JOUR Foreign Language-elementary  3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
JOUR 2310 - Introduction to Media Writing   3 hours    JOUR 3322 - Copyediting   3 hours  
JOUR 3300 - Introduction to Visual Communication for News   3 hours   American History core   3 hours
American History core   3 hours Language, Philosophy and Culture core   3 hours
Creative Arts core   3 hours Life and Physical Sciences core   3 hours
Life and Physical Sciences core   3 hours Minor outside journalism OR Business concentration 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

             

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
JOUR 3321 - News Reporting and Writing   3 hours   JOUR 4410 - Reporting of Public Affairs   3 hours  
Advanced Visual Communication option 3 hours Advanced Visual Communication option 3 hours
Advanced Social Science option   3 hours Advanced Social Science option  3 hours
Advanced Social Science option  3 hours Minor outside journalism OR Business concentration 3 hours
Minor outside journalism OR Business concentration 3 hours Minor outside journalism OR Business concentration 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
JOUR 4250 - Race, Gender and the Media: A Methods Approach   3 hours   JOUR 4620 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics   3 hours  
Advanced writing elective 3 hours JOUR 4999 - News Capstone   3 hours  
Required elective option 3 hours Professional Internship or Practicum 3 hour
Required elective option 3 hours Required elective option 3 hours
Minor outside journalism OR Business concentration 3 hours Minor outside journalism OR Business concentration* 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

*Also used to satisfy one of the Advanced Social Science option  courses.