Global Media - International Media at CU

Undergraduate Certificate in International Media
Offered jointly by the International Affairs Program, College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication

REQUIREMENTS

1. Participate in the IMC dinner-seminar on a global issue held each semester.
2. Complete the prescribed coursework (24-25 hours, depending on lower division courses chosen).

15 hours must be upper division.
9-10 hours are required courses.
15 hours of elective coursework must be chosen from the lists of approved courses that follow.

3. Complete all certificate courses with a letter grade of C or better.
4. Get approvals well in advance for the following:

transfer credits: a maximum of 6 may be applied if approved in advance by the Director International Affairs (if the courses are related to IAFS) or the Journalism co-director (if the courses are relevant to Journalism and Mass Communication).

independent study: a maximum of 3 hours may be applied if approved in advance by the Director International Affairs (if the courses are related to IAFS) or the Journalism co-director (if the courses are relevant to Journalism and Mass Communication).

Study abroad: credits may substitute for an IMC course if approved in advance by the Director International Affairs (if the courses are related to IAFS) or the Journalism co-director (if the courses are relevant to Journalism and Mass Communication).

5. Students who have completed all requirements for graduation with a BA in International Affairs and a BS in Journalism must apply to the advisor in their major for award of the IM certificate when applying for graduation.

I. REQUIRED COURSES: 9-10 hours

For JOUR majors, the 9-10 hours of required courses would be:

IAFS 1000 Global Issues and International Affairs, 4 credits, or

PSCI 2012 Introduction to Comparative Politics, 3 credits, or

PSCI 2223 Introduction to International Relations, 3 credits, or

GEOG 2002 Geographies of Global Change, 3 credits

and

JOUR 4201 International Mass Media, 3 credits

JOUR 4341 Global Media, 3 credits, Spring only

For IAFS majors the 10 hours of required courses would be:

IAFS 1000 Global Issues and International Affairs, 4 credits

JOUR 4201 International Mass Media, 3 credits

JOUR 4341 Global Media, 3 credits, Spring only

II.Course ELECTIVES: 15 hours

IAFS and JOUR students must chose a total of 15 hours of electives from lists A& B.

List A: Courses dealing with international issues: JOUR majors must choose a minimum 9 hours from list A

GEOG 3682 Geography of International Development

GEOG 4712 Political Geography

HIST 4126 U.S. Diplomatic History Since 1940

ECON 3403 International Trade and Finance

ECON 3784 Economic Development and Policy

ECON 4784 Economic Development

PHIL 3190 War and Morality

PHIL 3260 International Human Rights

PSCI 3163 American Foreign Policy

PSCI 3193 International Behavior

PSCI 4173 International Organization

PSCI 4183 International Law

PSCI 4783 Critical Thinking in Global Issues

WMST 3500 Global Gender Issues

Additional courses that deal significantly with subject matter/regions outside the U.S. may be approved at the discretion of the IAFS co-director.

List B: Courses dealing with communication media: IAFS majors must choose a minimum 6 hours from list B

JOUR 4301 Media Ethics and Professional Practice

JOUR 4321 Media Institutions and Economics

JOUR 4331 Women and Popular Culture

JOUR 4711 Mass Media and Culture

JOUR 4791 Mass Communication and Public Opinion

JOUR 4871 Special Topics (1-3 credit hours)

JOUR 4872 TPC—Broadcasting for Non-Majors (1 credit hour)

Additional 1-hour modules are under development on advertising and print journalism that will be open to IAFS majors in the certificate program.

Additional courses that deal with media may be approved at the discretion of the JOUR Global Media Chair.

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Undergraduate Certificate in International Media Offered jointly by the International Affairs Program, College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication

REQUIREMENTS

Undergraduate Certificate in International Media
Offered jointly by the International Affairs Program, College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication