Unconditional admission to the B. A. program in Mass Communications and Journalism requires the following:

• The student must be in good academic standing with the University;
• The student must have completed with a passing mark (C or above) the pre-requisite English courses, namely, ENG 101-English Composition I and ENG 102-English Composition II;
• The student must have a 3.0 Grade Point Average (4.0 scale) in English courses taken prior to application to the Journalism major;
• The student must submit a letter of application articulating his or her interest in Journalism.

Students who do not hold the 3.0 GPA in English coursework may be considered for conditional admission, but must receive consent of the Journalism faculty and will be placed in a probationary status for the first academic year of coursework in Journalism.

Major Program in Mass Communications and Journalism

The major has three components: 1) a 21 credit hour “core” of fundamental coursework in basic journalism (the existing B. A. Minor in Journalism), 2) a 9 credit hour “concentration” in the student’s choice of more advanced coursework options in Print, Public Relations, or Broadcast Journalism, and 3) a 6 credit hour selection of elective courses which offer appropriate, relevant support for the student’s choice of a Journalism concentration:

I. 21 Credit Hour “Core” for All Concentrations

ART 307 Digital Photography I

ENG 204 Journalism

ENG 361 Journalism II

ENG 362 News Editing

ENG 364 Desktop/Web Publishing

ENG 365 Advanced Public Affairs Reporting

ENG 366 Seminar in Public Relations

These courses are all part of the existing Minor in Journalism and are present in the current KSU Catalogue.

II. 9 Credit Hours in a Selected Concentration

Concentration in Print Journalism

Concentration in Print Journalism ENG/JOU 368 Community Journalism (Print) ENG/JOU 401 Special Topics in Print Journalism ENG/JOU 434 Practicum in Print Journalism Concentration in Public Relations ENG/JOU 370 Public Relations Campaigns ENG/JOU 371 Public Relations Special Events Planning

ENG/JOU 370 Public Relations Campaigns ENG/JOU 371 Public Relations Special Events Planning

ENG/JOU 436 Practicum in Public Relations

Concentration in Broadcast Journalism ENG/JOU 367 Television and Radio Production ENG/JOU 369 Community Journalism (Broadcast) ENG/JOU 435 Practicum in Broadcast Journalism

III. 6 Credit Hours Selected From a Menu of Appropriate Supportive Electives

ART 322 Intro to Digital Photojournalism

ART 407 Digital Photography II

HIS 202 U. S. History Since 1865

POS/PSY/

SOC 300 Statistics for BSS

POS 160 State and Local Government

PUA 305 Contemporary Public Policy Issues

SPE 200 Public Speaking

(Or other courses as approved by the Division of LLP Chair and Journalism Faculty)

Total Credit Hours in the Major: 36

Minor in English

A minor in English requires the completion of 21 semester credit hours in the following courses:

ENG 214: Persuasive Writing

ENG 313: Non-Western Literature

One language class. Choose from:

ENG 311: Advanced Grammar

ENG 314: History of the English Language

ENG 317: Linguistics

One British and one American Survey class:

ENG 322: Survey of British Literature I or

ENG 323: Survey of British Literature II and either

ENG 324: Survey of American Literature I or

ENG 324: Survey of American Literature II

One major author class:

ENG 411: Shakespeare

ENG 415: Major Author(s)

One elective (any 300/400 level ENG class)

In addition to the above courses, a teaching minor in English requires the completion of 24 semester credit

KSU CATALOGUE, 2011-2012

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