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Nov 22, 2024
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2021-2022 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism: Broadcast Journalism (B.A.)
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Broadcast journalism is an integral part of our profession requiring highly specialized skills and training. In the world of converged media, broadcast new reaches into traditional radio and television media as well as into emerging digital media platforms, all the while adhering to accepted journalism standards and practices. With this option, students learn to use audio and video equipment to broadcast news, and how to communicate across platforms to disseminate news. Students learn, apply and practice traditional journalism techniques such as researching, interviewing, reporting, writing and editing. In addition, students learn the law, ethics and history as it applies to news media. Students in this option also learn to find, evaluate, interpret and report on public issues, data, documents and public records in order to gather, organize, and evaluate information used to develop objective news stories in accepted journalistic style.
Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
The Journalism: Broadcast Journalism major consists of 45 hours in required journalism coursework and additional liberal arts classes.
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I. Department Core: 18 hours
Complete one of the following courses:
Students may take additional Media & Society courses as electives.
Broadcast News Required Classes: 21 hours
Complete all of the following required courses.
Broadcast News Option Electives: 6 hours
II. Liberal Arts Area (Block A) - Total Hours: 18
Journalism majors and Journalism majors with options in Broadcast Journalism and Sports Media Relations must complete Block A coursework with consultation from their academic advisors. Note: Students may double count a general education course that appears on any Block A list, but they may not double count classes in Block A and Block B.
1. Required courses:
- HIS 3940: History of American Journalism
- PLS 3603: State and Local Government
- One course with emphasis on international or cultural diversity from a specific list of courses kept updated as university offerings change. *The list is available in the journalism office and from your academic advisor.
- A fourth class from either SOC or ECN.
2. No more than 2 classes may come from the same discipline.
3. No more than 2 classes may come from the following list of courses at the 2000-level.
- ANT 2200G Introduction to Anthropology
- ECN 2800G Economics of Social Issues
- ECN 2801G Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECN 2802G Principles of Microeconomics
- ENG 2760 Introduction to Professional Writing
- WL_ 2201 Intermediate French, German, or Spanish
- PHI 2500G The Good Life: An Introduction to Ethics
- PLS 2253 Introduction to International Relations
- PLS 2703 Introduction to Public Policy
- SOC 2750G Social Problems in Contemporary Society
- SOC 2761 Introduction to Criminology
4. Remaining classes must come from 3000+ classes in the following disciplines. Any class at the 3000+ level from these disciplines is acceptable. Students and advisors should pay attention to prerequisites. A list of suggested classes is kept in the journalism department office and with your advisor.
III. Non-Journalism Specially (Block B) - Total Hours: 12
For Journalism, Broadcast Journalism and Sports Media Relations options.
Selection of these upper-division courses [numbered 3000 and 4000], ordinarily in a block from a single department or related courses offered by more than one academic department, requires consultation with student’s advisor. Upon recommendation of advisor, chair may approve one lower division course if it’s a prerequisite for upper division courses. Courses must be integrated into student’s program in Journalism. Block A courses cannot be counted toward Block B. A second major or a non-journalism minor meets the block B requirement.
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