Offered by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication:

Journalism and Mass Communication Major

Broadcast Journalism Option
Bachelor of Arts

FAH BA 3217

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 3
JMC 100GS, Mass Media in America - 3 hours
BA Language requirement = a minimum of 5
The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
Major Option = 36
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 110
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 15
Minimum total hours required for BA in Journalism and Mass Communication-Broadcast Journalism = 125
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 and Mass Communication-Broadcast Journalism Requirements (35 hours required)
Take all of the following:
JMC 215, Newswriting - 3 hours
JMC 226, Audio Production - 3 hours
JMC 265, Video Production - 3 hours
JMC 310, Communications Law - 3 hours
JMC 315, Advanced Reporting - 3 hours
JMC 326, Electronic News Gathering - 3 hours
JMC 337, Radio Workshop: News - 2 hours
JMC 344, Television Workshop: News - 2 hours
JMC 350, Antelope Newspaper Production- News Staff - 1 hour
JMC 356, Broadcast Announcing - 3 hours
JMC 386, Broadcast News - 3 hours
JMC 416, Interpretive Reporting - 3 hours
JMC 460, Mass Media and Society - 3 hours
B. Journalism and Mass Communication-Broadcast Journalism-TV/Radio Workshop (1 hour required)
Take 1 hour from:
JMC 337, Radio Workshop: News - 1 hour
JMC 344, Television Workshop: News - 1 hour
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