Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30
Required Courses:
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer II | Credit Hours | |
| JRN 5301 | Introduction to Urban Journalism | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Fall | ||
| JRN 5302 | Urban Reporting Lab 1 | 3 |
| JRN 5303 | Journalism Concepts | 3 |
| JRN 5308 | Multiplatform Journalism | 3 |
| JRN Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| JRN 5305 | Urban Reporting Lab 2 | 3 |
| JRN 5306 | Journalism and the Public Interest | 3 |
| Two JRN Electives | 6 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Summer I | ||
| JRN 9995 | Master's Research Project | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
Culminating Event:
Capstone Project:
JRN 9995 Master's Research Project constitutes the culminating event. Students complete an independent reporting project that results in a journalistic masterwork analogous to a thesis that will be pitched to a professional news organization, creating the foundation for a portfolio of published work.