Undergraduates entering IU before Fall 2007
Students entering IU before Fall 2007 will study under a slightly different set of requirements from students entering IU in Fall 2007 or afterward.
If you entered IU in Fall 2007 or afterward, see the Undergraduate Academics page.
Below are the requirement for the students entering before Fall 2007.
Students are required to complete 31 credits in journalism.
Required journalism courses (19 credits) for the journalism major:
- J110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
- J155 Research Techniques for Journalists
- J200 Reporting, Writing & Editing I
- J201 Reporting, Writing & Editing II
- J210 Visual Communication
- J300 Communications Law
- J410 The Media as Social Institutions
One advanced skills course (3 credits) from topics such as:
- J315 Feature Writing
- J341 Newspaper Reporting
- J342 Magazine Reporting
- J343 Broadcast News
- J344 Photojournalism Reporting
- J349 Public Relations Writing
- J351 Newspaper Editing
- J352 Magazine Editing
- J353 Advanced Broadcast News
- J354 Photojournalism Editing
- J385 Television News
- J401 Depth Reporting and Editing
- J413 Magazine Article Writing
- J420 Advertising as Communication
- J429 Public Relations Campaigns
- J444 Advanced Photojournalism
- J455 News Analysis and Opinion Writing
- J463 Graphic Design I
- J464 Infographics
- J465 Graphic Design II
One research course (3 credits) from:
- J407 Newsgathering and the Law
- J409 Media Management
- J414 International News Gathering Systems
- J423 Public Opinion
- J428 Public Relations Management
- J438 Problems in Advertising
- J450 History of Journalism
- J462 History of 20th Century Photography
- J470 Broadcast Media Analysis
Plus:
- At least 6 credits in journalism electives of your choice.
Second Concentration
We also require a second concentration, in-depth study in another area outside journalism. Twenty-four credit hours, about eight courses, are required for this part of the degree. Many of our students complete a second major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
General Education
For general education, we require:
- Two composition courses
- One college-level mathematics course
- Two years of college-level foreign language
- One statistics course
- Three cultural studies courses
- Twelve courses total in Arts & Humanities, Social & Historical Studies, and Natural & Mathematical Sciences, including:
- One U.S. History course
- One American Political Science course
- One Economics course
- One Literature or FINA "A" or "H" course
