This minor equips students with the skills, experience, and critical perspective needed to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving media landscape.
The minor in Journalism provides students with the knowledge, skills, and experience required to participate and flourish in today’s dynamic journalism environment. The minor will prepare students for professional careers in print and online journalism, broadcast journalism, technical writing, online writing, social media, public relations, and other fields. The minor will also provide students with the knowledge and experience to apply their learning across a wide range of fields such as law, marketing, public relations, psychology, language studies, literature, business, and international affairs.
Students will build proficiency in media and information literacy, strengthen their ability to navigate digital and social media environments, and critically engage with the ethics of journalism as well as the growing influence of artificial intelligence on communication and professional practices.
The minor provides a focused and coherent path towards greater proficiency and critical understanding of all forms of journalism and allows students additional latitude to hone their skills in this area.
Six courses, including:
DMA 322 Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement
CW 352 Creative Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction
MEDIA 328 Media Ethics
LWME 322 Free Speech in a Comparative Perspective
COM 221 Writing Across the Media
