Minor

David Goguen, MFA , Program Coordinator
W.W. Slider Humanities Center, Room 303
(270) 384-8241  goguend@lindsey.edu

Mission Statement

The mission of the Journalism Program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to critically evaluate, create, and distribute information for mass audiences, and to develop as effective and responsible communicators who contribute in productive and positive ways to society.

Degree Requirements

A.  General Education Requirements:  36-47 hours

• Writing Studies I (ENGL 1013) is a prerequisite for JRNL 2403 unless waiver requirements are met - 3 hours

B.  Program Requirements:  21 hours

• Mass Media & Society (COMM/JRNL 1503) - 3 hours
• Media Writing & Reporting (JRNL 2403) - 3 hours
• Community Reporting (JRNL 3103) - 3 hours
• Magazine & Feature Writing (JRNL 3213) - 3 hours
• Communication Law & Ethics (COMM/JRNL 4403) - 3 hours
• Editing & Media Management (JRNL 3203), Interactive Media Design (JRNL 3413), or Broadcast Journalism (JRNL 4123) - 3 hours

C.  Experiential Component:  3 hours

For the experiential component of the minor, students may choose either practicum or internship credit. The practicum may be repeated up to three hours to satisfy capstone requirements for the Journalism minor or the student may select the three-credit JRNL PN03 Journalism Internship.

• Practicum: Student Media Productions (JRNL XNF1and/or JRNL XNS1) - 1-3 hours
• Journalism Internship (JRNL PN03) - 3 hours

D.  Major

E.  General Electives

Note:   Completion of the Journalism minor requires a minimum grade of C in all general education requirements in English and a minimum grade of C in all courses required for the minor.

Exit Assessment

The electronic portfolio will be reviewed by program faculty prior to completion of the minor.

TOTAL:  128 credit hours