Marlin Chronicle Staff

Communications and Journalism

Communications and Journalism
Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson

Phone 757.455.3308

 

Journalism Track

To complete the major in the journalism track, the student must complete the following (see "Course Descriptions" for complete description)

Communications core (complete all)

  • COMM 211 Introduction to Media Studies (3)
  • COMM 222 Speech (3)
  • COMM 323 Theories of Mass Communication (3)
  • COMM 324 Mass Communications Research Methods (3)
  • COMM 495 Communications Studies Internship (3)
  • JOUR 201 Introduction to Journalism (3)

Video production (complete 1)

  • COMM 200 Electronic Moviemaking (3)
  • JOUR 200 (recommended)

Film (complete 1)

  • COMM 212 American Film (3)
  • COMM 214 Film Directors (3)
  • COMM 216 International Film (3)

Journalism (complete any 4)

  • JOUR 210 Journalism Workshop (3)
  • JOUR 303 Design and Editing (3)
  • JOUR 310 Critical Writing in Journalism (3)
  • JOUR 328 Public Relations (3)
  • JOUR 335 Creative Nonfiction (3)
  • JOUR 337 Great Works in Journalism (3)
  • JOUR 397 Feature Writing (3)
  • JOUR 435 Advanced Newswriting (3)
  • COMM 300 Media Law (3)

Media studies (complete 1, no repeats from pevious group)

  • COMM 300 Media Law (3)
  • COMM 312 The Art of Animation (3)
  • COMM 326 Persuasion and Media: Advertising (3)
  • COMM 327 Children and the Media (3)
  • COMM 328 Public Relations (3)
  • COMM 333 Mass Media and American Society (3)
  • COMM 334 Genres in Mass Media (3)
  • COMM 422 The Documentary Tradition (3)

Computer proficiency (complete 1)

  • COMM 202
  • JOUR 303 Design and Editing (3)
  • Any CS course