Minoring in Journalism

These are the requirements of the Eastern Michigan University 2001-2003 Catalog, Undergraduate Edition. These requirements were officially approved January 31, 2000. To view earlier course catalogs or course descriptions, see EMU's Catalog Page.

REQUIRED COURSES: 15 hours

JRNL 215 Journalism; JRNL 306 Feature Writing; JRNL 307 Copy Editing; JRNL 313 History of American Journalism; JRNL 454 Contemporary Problems in Journalism

RESTRICTED ELECTIVES: 9 hours

Choose three courses from the following:

JRNL 305 Editorial, Column, and Review Writing; JRNL 311 Editing Procedures; JRNL 312 Introduction to Public Relations; JRNL 423 Magazine Article Writing; JRNL 453 Advanced Reporting

ENGL 324 Principles of Technical Communication*; ENGL 328 Writing: Style and Language, ENGL 424 Technical Writing

CTAT 141 Introduction to Radio-TV-Film Production; CTAT 334 Radio-Television News; CTAT 344 Continuity Writing for Radio-Television-Film

FA 165 Graphic Design for Nonmajors*

INDT 121 Graphic Communication; INDT 204 Photographic Communication

*Advising note: These courses satisfy both general education requirements and requirements of the major. In order to avoid taking excess hours, students are advised to take these courses, or approved substitutes from another institution, as part of the general education requirements.