University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication:

Journalism 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement -
Bachelor of Arts in Education

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by Teacher Education:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Intro Latin America - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Social Perspective, Geographical Perspective or Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

General Studies required by endorsement:

JMC 100GS, Mass Media in America - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 34

Second Subject Endorsement normally = 30

Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 139

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Journalism 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 139

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Journalism Requirements

Take all of the following:

JMC 115, Information Gathering - 3 hours

JMC 129, Advertising Principles - 3 hours

JMC 215, Newswriting - 3 hours

JMC 220, Photojournalism - 3 hours

JMC 240, Electronic Media Production - 3 hours

JMC 310, Communications Law - 3 hours

JMC 328, Newspaper Design - 3 hours

JMC 330, Publication Design - 3 hours

JMC 410, Supervision of School Publications - 3 hours

JMC 423, Teaching High School Journalism - 2 hours

JMC 460, Mass Media and Society - 3 hours

B. Journalism Option

Take 2 hours from:

JMC 350, Antelope Newspaper Production- News Staff - 1 hour

JMC 351, Antelope Newspaper Production- Advertising Staff - 1 hour

JMC 352, Antelope Newspaper Production- Photo Staff - 1 hour