Our Program
The Journalism and New Media track is designed to prepare graduates for a career in convergence journalism. From their first writing courses, our students are encouraged to think in terms of multimedia storytelling. Graduates will be able to report and tell stories with audio, video, text and photos.
Required Core Courses for All Tracks within the Major
MCOM 101 - Introduction to Mass Communication (3)
MCOM 350 - Media Law (3)
or
MCOM 433 - Media Ethics (3)
MCOM 490 - Mass Communication Research (3)
Required Basic Courses (15 units)
MCOM 257 - Journalism & New Media I (3)
MCOM 258 - Journalism & New Media II (3)
MCOM 341 - Digital Publishing (3)
MCOM 358 - News Editing (3)
MCOM 407 - Writing for New Media (3)
Required Professional Skills Writing Courses (3 units)
One of the following:
MCOM 356 - Feature Writing (3)
MCOM 383 - News Reporting (3)
MCOM 381 - Broadcast Journalism I (3)
MCOM 409 - Literary Journalism (3)
Track Electives (9 units)
Choose from the following and from any courses not already chosen in the above listings:
MCOM 100 - Using Information Effectively in Mass Communication (3)
COMM 131 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3)
COMM 304 - Persuasion (3)
MCOM 352 - Media Criticism (3)
MCOM 359 - Magazine Publishing (3)
MCOM 385 - Mass Media and Society (3)
MCOM 388 - Cyberspace and Communication (3)
MCOM 391 - Photojournalism
MCOM 411 - Communication Process (3)
MCOM 415 - Mass Media Graphics (3)
MCOM 431 - Public Opinion and the Press (3)
MCOM 457 - Photojournalism II (3)
MCOM 460 - Internship in Jouenalism (1-6 units)
MCOM 481 - Broadcast Journalism II (3)
MCOM 479 - Special Topics in Mass Communication(3)
MCOM 496 - Independent Study in Mass Communication (1-6 units)
The following is a suggested course sequence:
Sophomore year
MCOM 101: Introduction to Mass Communication
First semester junior
MCOM 257: J/NM1
MCOM 350: Media Law
Second semester junior
MCOM 258: J/NM2
MCOM 341: Digital Publishing
One elective
First semester senior
MCOM 358: News Editing
Professional skills writing course
One elective or internship
Second semester senior
MCOM 407: Writing for New Media
One elective or internship
