Programs

BA in Multimedia Journalism

What Will I Learn?

Your Career

Our undergraduate program prepares you for careers in print, broadcast, and multimedia news, offers courses at the forefront of the field, such as investigative and data journalism, and provides cutting edge facilities in a vibrant teaching environment.

The program also equips you for graduate studies.

Curriculum

The BA in Multimedia Journalism requires 92 credits.

Departmental Core Courses (31 credits)

Course Number Name
JSC 220 News Writing & Reporting
JSC 226 Multimedia Journalism Basics
JSC 228 Arabic News Writing and Reporting
JSC 236
Or
JSC 328		 Advanced News Writing and Reporting

Advanced Arabic News Writing and Reporting
JSC 312 Media & Society
JSC 314 Data and Society
JSC 330 Arab and International Media
JSC 451 Media Research Methods
JSC 419 Media Law and Ethics
JSC 498 Internship
JSC 499 Capstone Project

Departmental Professional Electives (9 credits)

Course Number Name
JSC 222 Digital Media Design
JSC 232 Photojournalism
JSC 236 Advanced News Writing and Reporting
JSC 328 Advanced Arabic News Writing and Reporting
JSC 332 Broadcast Journalism
JSC 431 Investigative Journalism
JSC 432 Multimedia Feature
JSC 434 Data Journalism
JSC 436 Journalism Workshop

Departmental General Electives (15 credits)

Course Number Name
JSC 224 Social Media
JSC 480 Global Media Literacy
JSC 481 Global Change, Cooperation & News
JSC 488 Topics in Media Studies
COM 213 Public Relations
COM 223 Persuasive Communication
COM 305 Crisis Communication & Conflict Management
COM 312 Media and Gender
COM 316 Political Communication
COM 488 Topics in Communication
TVF 421 Documentary Film
TVF 488 Topics in Television and Film

Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) courses:

LAC (30 credits): see details

Free electives (7 credits)