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in Digital Media Journalism (Minor Required) 2012 FOUR YEAR CURRICULUM GUIDE DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND DIGITAL MEDIA Year 1 Course # JDM 133 JDM 103 JDM 203 AOS 101 ENG 101 CORE/ GPS* Fall Semester Title Video and Audio Aesthetics Intro to Journalism and Mass Communication Writing for the Media Accent on Success Composition I (Core 1) Institutional Requirement (Core 2) Cr. 3 3 3 1 3 3 Year 1 Course # JDM 245 JDM 246 ENG 102 CORE/ GPS* COM 101 Spring Semester Title Fundamentals of Research and Reporting Multimedia Reporting Composition II (Core 3) Institutional Requirement (Core 4) Human Communication (Core 5) Cr. 3 3 3 3 3

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Year 2 Course # JDM 307 JDM 201 HS/FCS 180 CORE CORE CORE CORE/ GPS* Year 3 Course # JDM 331 JDM 201 ELECTIVE MINOR CORE CORE Fall Semester Title Advanced Reporting and Editing Practicum (1) (1/2 credit Print or Broadcast) Lifetime Wellness (Core 6) Institutional Requirement (Core 7) Institutional Requirement (Core 8) Institutional Requirement (Core 9) Institutional Requirement (Core 10)

16 Year 2 Cr. 3 .5 2 3 3 3 3 17 .5 Year 3 Cr. 3 .5 3 3 3 3 15 .5 Year 4 Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 Course # JDM 436 ELECT MINOR MINOR Course # JDM 303 JDM 201 MINOR CORE CORE CORE Course # JDM 336 JDM 201 CORE CORE CORE MINOR

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Spring Semester Title Broadcast Reporting and Writing Practicum (2) (1/2 credit Print or Broadcast) Institutional Requirement (Core 11) Institutional Requirement (Core 12) Institutional Requirement (Core 13) Minor course (1)

15 Cr. 3 .5 3 3 3 3

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Fall Semester Title Digital Media Management Practicum (3) (1/2 credit Print or Broadcast) Major Elective (1) Minor Course (2) Institutional Requirement (Core 14) Institutional Requirement (Core 15)

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Spring Semester Title Media Law and Ethics Practicum (4) (1/2 credit Print or Broadcast) Minor Course (3) Institutional Requirement (Core 16) Institutional Requirement (Core 17) Institutional Requirement (Core 18)

15 .5 Cr. 3 .5 3 3 3 3 15 .5 Cr. 3 3 3 3

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Year 4 Course # JDM 407 JDM 403 MINOR MINOR ELECTIVE Fall Semester Title Narrative Journalism Media Effects Minor Course (4) Minor Course (5) General Elective (If needed)

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Spring Semester Title Internship Major Elective (2) Minor Course (5) Minor Course (6)

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15

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12

TOTAL: 122 Hours

--This curriculum guide includes 3 hours of general electives if needed to meet the 120 credit hour requirement for graduation. *Depending on the option selected, students may take as many as 4 courses to fulfill the Global Competency Requirement. Three courses are included in this three year guide as most students can complete the requirement with 3 GPS courses. Students completing the requirement with fewer courses can substitute other elective courses to complete their degree studies. This curriculum guide includes 3 hours of general electives.