The broadcast news major prepares students for careers as news producers, reporters, photographers, editors and writers for radio and television news organizations and cable TV systems. The curriculum covers several aspects of broadcast journalism, including broadcast news writing, video photography and editing, television reporting and producing, and mass communication law. Students produce and anchor live newscasts twice a week and have won regional Emmys for their work. Almost all students intern at local major market network affiliates. Students also regularly win nationally competitive internships, and some have recently interned at NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox Sports, National Public Radio and the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. The program was one of the first in the country to be named a partner in the CNN Student Bureau.

Course Requirements for Broadcast News Majors
A total of 120 credit hours with a minimum of 28 hours in journalism and 80 nonjournalism hours are required for graduation. Sixty-five of the 80 nonjournalism hours must be in arts and sciences course work. Forty of the 120 credit hours must be upper-division. Within the 80 credit hours of nonjournalism course work, 12 credit hours must be upper-division hours concentrated in a single area of study or a certified minor. The last 30 hours toward the degree must be taken after admission to the school.

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New course requirements for students admitted for fall 2006 and after.
If you are a senior you must consult your academic adviser before registration.

Journalism Course Descriptions
Journalism Core Requirements (12 hours)
JOUR 1001 Contemporary Mass Media
JOUR 2601 Principles of Journalism (or JOUR 1002)

After admission to SJMC
Journalism conceptual course
JOUR 4651 Mass Communication Law

Broadcast Course Descriptions
Broadcast News Requirements (12 hours)
JOUR 3604 Radio and Television News (JOUR 2601 prerequisite)
JOUR 3644 Principles of Production (JOUR 2601 prerequisite)
JOUR 4354 TV Reporting (JOUR 3604, JOUR 3644 prerequisites)
JOUR 4624 NewsTeam (JOUR 4354 prerequisite)

Electives and Internships (4-16 hours)
JOUR 4931 Internship (JOUR 3604, JOUR 3644 prerequisites)

Degree requirements are subject to change.

Where recent graduates are working. A partial list of job titles and companies of recent graduates.