JAMM minor requirements can be found further down on this page.
Courses required by all School of Journalism
and Mass Media majors
Things you
should know about JAMM degrees:
1. You may not double major or
major and minor in JAMM; however, you are encouraged to major
in one JAMM degree and declare a second degree in a different
department. If you are a JAMM
major and wish to declare a minor, it also needs to be from a
different department.
Our accrediting body, the Accrediting
Council for Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) limits
students to no more than 48 credits in journalism and media courses.
The remaining 80 credits must be earned outside of JAMM, and
65 of those must be in the liberal arts and sciences.
Because our majors require at least 42 credits and our minors soon
will require 21 credits, it would be impossible to earn both a major
and minor within JAMM without exceeding the 48-credit ceiling.
However, all of our degrees require 9 credits of JAMM
electives. That means, theoretically, that as an advertising major,
you could take three public relations courses (9 credits) and
acquire valuable PR skills without exceeding the limit. However, you
will need a 21-credit minor or emphasis area outside of JAMM in a
field of interest to you in order to graduate. |
2. Courses
must be taken in sequence and all courses are not offered every semester.
3. It is not
possible to complete any JAMM sequence in one year.
4. JAMM 100
and 121 are offered every semester. They are also programmed prerequisites for
all
JAMM classes. You will need to complete these two classes before taking other JAMM classes.
5. To register for Internship, Practicum or
Directed Study, you must first fill out forms and receive
department approval.
6.
A minimum cumulative university grade-point average of 2.50 is required for a
JAMM degree.
Look for the
next to the degree
title for a checksheet .pdf to download
Candidates
for the B.S. degree are required to complete an academic minor or area of
emphasis of at least 18 credits outside the School of Journalism and Mass Media.
The emphasis area must be approved by the student's academic advisor.
A minimum
cumulative university grade-point average of 2.50 is required of students in
order to graduate with a degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Media.
All students must have completed a minimum of 58 credits to enroll in any
upper-division course (numbered 300 or above) offered by the School.
Registration preference in all courses is given to School of Journalism and Mass
Media majors.
A student
who graduates with a major in the School of Journalism and Mass Media must
complete a minimum of 128 credits of which a maximum of 12 credits can come from
experiential courses. JAMM experiential courses are JAMM 401 Practicum, JAMM 498 Internship
and JAMM 499 Directed
Study. Students can receive no more than 6 credit hours for
internship experience. Students can repeat JAMM 498 one time, but the
second internship must be directly supervised by a member of the School of
Journalism and Mass Media faculty. Students must obtain approval from the
School of Journalism and Mass Media to apply internship credit toward a degree
from the School.
Majors cannot apply more than 42 hours of courses in Journalism and Mass Media toward the 128-credit
degree requirement and are required to take no fewer than 65 hours in the
liberal arts and sciences.
A student may not double major in the School of
Journalism and Mass Media.
JAMM MINORS
Courses required by all School of Journalism
and Mass Media minors
Things you should know about JAMM degrees:
1. You may not enroll in two (double)
JAMM majors; however, you
are encouraged to major in one JAMM degree and declare a second
major in a different department. If you are a JAMM major and
wish to declare a minor, it also needs to be from a different
department.
2. You can double minor in JAMM.
3. Courses
have to be taken in sequence and all courses are not
offered every semester.
4. It is not
possible to complete any JAMM sequence in one year.
5. JAMM 100
and 121 is offered every semester, including summer
session. They are also
programmed prerequisite classes for all
JAMM classes. You will need to complete these two classes before
taking other JAMM classes.
6. To register for Internship, Practicum or
Directed Study, you must
first fill out forms and receive department approval.
7.
A minimum cumulative university grade-point average of 2.50 is
required for a
JAMM degree.
Look for the
next to the degree
title for a checksheet .pdf to download
ADVERTISING MINOR
2005
2006-2007
2008
2009
*JAMM 100 Media and Society (3 cr)
*JAMM 121 Media Writing (3 cr)
*100 & 121 are programmed prerequisite classes for all JAMM classes.
You need to earn a C or
better in JAMM 121.
Plus specific courses listed on the minor check sheet .pdf
JOURNALISM MINOR
2005
2006-2007
2008
2009
*JAMM 100 Media and Society (3 cr)
*JAMM 121 Media Writing (3 cr)
*100 & 121 are programmed prerequisite classes for all JAMM classes
Plus specific courses listed on the minor check sheet .pdf
PUBLIC RELATIONS MINOR
2005
2006-2007
2008
2009
*JAMM 100 Media and Society (3 cr)
*JAMM 121 Media Writing (3 cr)
*100 & 121 are programmed prerequisite classes for all JAMM classes
Plus specific courses listed on the minor check sheet .pdf
RADIO/TV/DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION MINOR
2005
2006-2007
2008
2009
*JAMM 100 Media and Society (3 cr)
*JAMM 121 Media Writing (3 cr)
*100 & 121 are programmed prerequisite classes for all JAMM classes
Plus specific courses listed on the minor check sheet .pdf
ADVERTISING B.A. OR B.S.
